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Mawson's Hut, a symbol of Australia's historic past, is one of a group of four historic structures and other relics associated with the 1911-1914 Australian Antarctic Expedition. Located on Cape Denison, the site is recognised as the windiest place on Earth at sea level. On average, the daily maximum wind speed is 44 mph, and the temperature ranges from 0° to -20°C. The site consists of four buildings: the Main Hut, Magnetograph House, Transit Hut, and Absolute Magnetic Hut. During the study, the Main Hut was monitored with a CR10X datalogger which measured eight temperature/RH sensors, 16 thermocouples, and a solar radiation sensor.

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Case Study Summary

Application

Monitoring environmental parameters in support of the effort to preserve Mawson's Hut

Location

Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica

Products Used

CR10X 

Participating Organizations

Research Centre for Materials and Built Environment, Australian Museum

Measured Parameters

Wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, air temperature and relative humidity

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