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Island Location: The Eastern Entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca
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Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada |
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| Click on any of these graphs below to get detailed information on how the factor is being measured and on how the factor is important as an abiotic factor in the Race Rocks Ecosystem |
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| The Abiotic or Physical Factors Index |
The recording instrument with sensors used for real-time weather plotting | Links to Satellite Data and Images of Present Weather conditions |
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| SOLAR RADIATION and UV. | |||
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We have also provided our weather station output to the UVic School Based Weather Station Network. The graph on the far left has been derived from their analysis.Click on this graph to see further interpretation of atmospheric pressure and the abiotic effects of this variable. |
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| The past 24 hours from the anemometer on the tower: elevation 37 metres, updated hourly ( Env. Canada) |
This wind speed is taken at ground level. There is often a 10 knot difference between ground and tower values. Click on the graph for further wind details. | |
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| WIND SPEED-ground: The last 24 hours from the anemometer at ground level elevation 6 metres, updated every 10 minutes. |
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 Use this link for 2007 totals.
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The THW Index uses humidity, temperature and wind to calculate an apparent temperature that incorporates the cooling effects of wind on our perception of temperature. | Heat Index uses the temperature and the relative humidity to determine how hot the air actually "feels." When humidity is low, the apparent temperature will be lower than the air temperature, since perspiration evaporates rapidly to cool the body. |
| For an Advanced explanation of the Derived Variables such as wind chill, ET, heat Index, etc. See this link. |
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I am not quite sure why we have included the EMC... Unless you are concerned about the rate of drift-wood drying near the ocean?? |
| EMC is Equilibrium Moisture Content : Davis link for explanation |
| Extreme ! | Extreme Values for environmental factors at Race Rocks recorded since 21 April, 2006
November / December Extreme weather events: |
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