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| About the Data Collection Station NWS ID: SECA2 |
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This weather station was designed by Micro Specialties Inc., and measures wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and solar radiation. The station reports hourly via a satellite link, and the data is then made available on the web. The station was purchased by PWS Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council and installed with the help of the PWS Science Center, the US Coast Guard and the Cape Saint Elias Lightkeepers’ Association. The data collection station at Cape St. Elias consists of basic data collector, sensor package and satellite communication package, all mounted on a twenty foot stainless steel tripod. The site is powered by a 12 volt battery pack which is charged by a single 30 watt solar panel. The station produces hourly summaries which are passed by satellite to MSI's data center in Wasilla, Alaska. There, data is processed for web display, archived and automatically delivered to the Alaska Ocean Observing System. Station's global coordinates: 59 47.896N, 144 35.996W
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