Meteological Observations at Syowa Station in 1977 by the 18th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

Abstract

This paper describes the results of routine observations of surface and aerological weather, total ozone measurement using Dobson's spectrophotometer and vertical distribution of ozone using special ozone radio sondes at Syowa Station (index number 89532) between 1 February 1977 and 31 January 1978. The main items of observation, method and equipments are the same as the previous year. The data of the surface and aerological observations were regularly reported to the World Meteorological Center in Melbourne via Mawson Station according to the WMO regulations.