polar automatic weather station

An automatic weather station which measures meteorological elements and transmits them by radio; the station is designed to function primarily in frigid or polar climates in order to fill the need for weather reports from inaccessible regions where manned stations are not practicable; since the equipment is designed to operate on ice or slush, the main structure is in the form of a sled with external pontoons for added stability.

Related terms:

• automatic weather station
• weather station
• ocean weather station
• first-order station
• station model
• reference station
• second-order station
• first-order climatological station
• high-altitude station
• polar ice