Synop Information for 93781 in Christchurch Automated, -, New Zealand (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 43° 29' 21" S (deg min sec), -43.4893° (decimal), 4329.36S (LORAN)
Longitude: 172° 31' 39" E (deg min sec), 172.5275° (decimal), 17231.65E (LORAN)
Elevation: 38 metres (123 feet) -- validated against 34 metres (112 feet) from SRTM 3 arc-second: Africa and SE Asia and Australia
Location: Christchurch Automated, -, New Zealand

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The location information for this site was gathered from 5 data sources. This position has been modified based on user feedback.

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There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to 93781@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

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Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

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SiteDistanceLocation
FW46617.5 milesSoutheast Christchurch, NZ (lat -43.5530°, long 172.6488°, altitude 12 metres) (data present)
GW058012.3 milesSoutheast Lyttelton, NZ (lat -43.5978°, long 172.7222°, altitude 95 metres) (data present)
FW980013.2 milesNorth Rangiora, NZ (lat -43.3013°, long 172.5672°, altitude 46 metres) (data present)
EW548523.8 milesWest Darfield, NZ (lat -43.5645°, long 172.0640°, altitude 150 metres) (data present)
CW6899137.0 milesSouthwest Oamaru, NZ (lat -45.1117°, long 170.9385°, altitude 62 metres) (data present)
EW6193151.3 milesNortheast Blenheim, NZ (lat -41.5245°, long 173.8327°, altitude 50 metres) (data present)
DW4837155.3 milesNortheast Blenheim, NZ (lat -41.5125°, long 173.9700°, altitude 8 metres) (data present)
FW0696158.8 milesSouthwest Naseby, NZ (lat -45.0267°, long 170.1450°, altitude 581 metres) (data present)
FW3038192.5 milesNortheast Wellington, NZ (lat -41.2538°, long 174.7705°, altitude 66 metres) (data present)
EW7144201.1 milesNorth Collingwood, NZ (lat -40.5833°, long 172.6333°, altitude 101 metres) (data present)

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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