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Abstract
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Antarctica is a very data spare region and as there is no fibre-optic connection to the continent the only way to get access to data in near real-time is via satellite communication. Most of the staffed station are north of 75°S so are able to use geostationary satellites but many of the remote automatic weather stations (AWS) are much close to the pole and so need to us polar orbiting satellites.
Temperatures in the deeper parts of Antarctica can drop below -80°C during the Antarctic winter and this is well below the satellite transmitter’s temperature rating. This talk will look at some of the issues relating to transmitting meteorological data from Antarctic in near real-time.
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