These important pieces of equipment fill in gaps between manned stations. The Ross Ice Shelf project is examining the wind field across the shelf. The second project involves studying some of the strongest katabatic winds in the Antarctic. An AWS system also is in place in the Antarctic Peninsula region. An Automatic Weather Station ready for deployment on its next mission.
Satellites have the advantage of a bird's eye view of weather systems.
They can monitor temperature and trace contents of gases, and relay photographs for forecasting and observing developing weather systems. Illustration of a weather satellite. Antarctica from space. Weather map of the Ross Sea region. Enhanced Image of Antarctica.