Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Loewe Massif Automatic Weather Station (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Loewe Massif Automatic Weather Station (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: AWS
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The automatic weather station (formerly known as A028) was first established in October 1980. It is located at an elevation of 1630 m. Named for Dr Fritz Loewe, who in 1937 was the Foundation Senior Lecturer in charge of the Department of Meteorology, University of Melbourne. In 1947-48 he participated in the Australian Antarctic cruise of the Wyatt Earp, in 1950 on a French expedition to Terre Adélie as an Australian observer and in 1951-52 he wintered as an Australian glaciologist with the French expedition at Port Martin in Terre Adélie. The naming of the automatic weather station for Dr Fritz Loewe recognises his contribution to the early development of Antarctic meteorology.
Dr Fritz Loewe
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