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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PRDA2
Latitude
70.40000 N
Longitude
148.52700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
973of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
5:54 AMAKDT, 51 minutes ago
Air temperature
26.1F
Wind
36mph
Gust
44mph
Wind direction
90°

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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

Prudhoe Bay, 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 10 degrees above the horizon at 70.40 N, and the day is 8 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 18 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Prudhoe Bay, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 10 degrees above the horizon, against 43 at the June solstice, 20 at the equinoxes and -4 at the December solstice; the day is 8 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PRDA2FIG. E THE SUN AT PRUDHOE BAYELEVATION 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 43°EQUINOXES 20°DECEMBER SOLSTICE -4°OCT 16, 10°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 8 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 18 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 70.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPrudhoe Bay, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PRDA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPRDA2-1DRAWN 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, Prudhoe Bay, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PRDA2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPrudhoe Bay, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PRDA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPRDA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Prudhoe Bay