Ester Fire Department

Fairbanks, AK

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Geographic Description

Station Name: Ester Fire Department
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Coordinates: 64.84588 N, 148.00633 W

Well Information

Top of Well Casing Elevation: 596.514 ft (181.821 m)
Date Drilled: 11/26/1992
Well Type: Steel
Boring Depth: 202 feet (61.570 m)
Well Depth: 202 feet (61.570 m)
Well Casing ID: 8 inches

Notes:

Note 1     Elevation measured from mean sea level
Note 2     Datum Used: NAD 27
Ester Fire Department Well
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Station History

  • Site Commissioned: 1/01
  • Anemometer added: 3/03

Sensor Information

  • Anemometer: RM Young 05103
    • Accuracy: ±0.6 mph
    • Range: 0-134 mph
  • Air Temperature/Relative Humidity: Vaisalla HMP45C
    • Accuracy RH @20°C: ±1% RH (factory), ±2% RH (field calibrated 0-90%), ±3% RH (field calibrated 90-100%)
    • RH Range: 0.8 to 100% non-condensing
    • Temperature Range: -39.2 to +60°C
  • Water level: GWS pressure transducers
  • Precipitation: Texas Instruments tipping Bucket
    • Accuracy: up to 1"/hr ±1%; 1-2"/hr +0,-2.5; 2-3"/hr +0, -3.5%
  • Datalogger: Campbell Scientific CR10x
    • Accuracy: ±0.1% of FSR (-25 to 50°C)
    • Resolution: 0.33 uV (pressure transducers), 3.33 uV (others)
  • Radio:Maxon Radio RF310
    • Frequency: 152.870 MHz

Site Description

  • This station is located on the Ester Volunteer Fire Department House, just off the Parks Highway. It is on the south facing side of Ester Dome in a valley bottom.

We appreciate the Ester Volunteer Fire Department's support

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