Veðráttan - 02.12.1981, Blaðsíða 36

Ársyfirlit
VEÐRÁTTAN
1981
Summary of the annual report
of the Icelandic Meteorological Office 1981.
Fifty seven personnel positions were occupied during 1981 in the following divisions
of the Icelandic Meteorological Office: administration, forecasting, telecommunications,
climatological, instrumental, geophysical, aviation observation and sea ice research
divisions. Four provisional positions were occupied.
The number of stations was as follows: 43 synoptic, 37 climatological, 6 agrometeoro-
logical and 39 precipitation stations. Weather messages were sent from 64 Icelandic
ships. Upper air observations were made at Keflavík airport at 12 and 24 GMT. The
total number of radiosonde observations (RAOB) was 726 and wind observations
(RAWIN) were 726. Ten seismological stations were operated and 8 borehole strain-
meters.
Weather reports and forecasts for Iceland and the surrounding sea banks were
broadcast 9 times daily and special voice broadcasts on short wave from costal stations
intended for shipping 4-5 times daily. Broadcasts in Morse code of forecasts for the deep
sea banks in Icelandic and English 4 times in 24 hours were continued. Forecasts with a
48 hour validity period were issued once a day. Facsimilic transmission of synoptic
weather maps started on 15. December. Weather charts were presented by a meteoro-
logist in the Icelandic Television every operational day.
The monthly issues of Veðráttan were published for the months July 1980— December
1980 and annual summary for 1980. Preliminary Seismogram Readings were issued
weekly and sent to subscribers.
Efnisyfirlit.
Bls.
Tíðarfarsyfirlit ................... 97
Orkomukort ......................... 98
Hitakort ........................... 99
Athuganir á úrkomustöðvum...........101
Fjöldi sólskinsstunda ..............101
Aðaltafla ..........................102
Hiti og raki á athugunartímum .. .. 104
Athuganir á óreglulegum stöðvum .. 108
Jarðvegshitamælingar á Korpúlfsst. .. 109
Lágmark við jörð á Korp. og Heiðm. 109
Mælingar á nokkrum efnum í úrkomu 109
Ýmsar dagsetningar, snjólag og hagar 110
Lágmark við jörð ...................112
Snjódýpt ...........................113
Sjólag .............................116
Bís.
Úrkomumælingar á hálendi ...........118
Mælingar á cesíum...................118
Sólgeislunarmælingar ...............119
Ozon í gufuhvolfinu ................120
Mælingar á mesta meðalvindhraða
og hviðu .........................121
Athugunartímar og hæð loftvoga .. 122
Sjávarhiti..........................122
Meðaltöl sólskinsst. 1961-70, 1971-80 123
Fjöldi sólskinsst. á heiðskírum dögum 123
Veðurstöðvar........................124
Ársskýrsla .........................126
Viðauki ............................130
Leiðréttingar.......................131
Summary of the annual report .. .. 132
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