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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-KGCA2
Latitude
55.06200 N
Longitude
162.32700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
979of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
4:54 AMAKDT, 51 minutes ago
Air temperature
41.4F
Wind
21mph
Gust
47mph
Wind direction
340°

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At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 16 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station report

King Cove, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 26 degrees above the horizon at 55.06 N, and the day is 10 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 43 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at King Cove, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 26 degrees above the horizon, against 58 at the June solstice, 35 at the equinoxes and 11 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-KGCA2FIG. E THE SUN AT KING COVEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 58°EQUINOXES 35°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 11°OCT 16, 26°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 43 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 55.06 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLEKing Cove, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-KGCA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCKGCA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, King Cove, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-KGCA2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEKing Cove, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-KGCA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCKGCA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near King Cove