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Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay in June 1991

Created 25/06/2017

Updated 12/08/2023

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This dataset is a component of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and the Australian Defence Force Academy.

The meteorological station (35.133S, 150.762E) recorded winds and atmospheric pressure at Governor Head (Jervis Bay). The site is several hundred metres inland of 50m high cliffs and is 63m above sea-level.

This record provides wind statistics for June 1991. Five datasets are included here representing different times of the day: 0000-0545, 0600-1145, 1200-1745 and 1800-2345. Individual measurements have been converted so that trends of wind speed and direction can be seen for the time period in question. The fifth dataset incorporates all the wind data collected irrespective of time providing a monthly summary. The station initially recorded wind data at 15 minute intervals.

This is one of thirty-six child records that relate to the parent, 629051e0-2b7b-11dd-a343-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project is available to download through this record. Meteorological data was collected to investigate wind forced circulation in Jervis Bay, NSW.

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Title Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay in June 1991
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/49928643-1ff5-4b77-9ed1-84dfd79f5b6c
Contact Point
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
r.robertson@adfa.edu.au
Reference Period 25/06/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -34.5
      ],
      [
        150.5,
        -34.5
      ],
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        150.5,
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