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One of the surfacestations.org intrepid traveling volunteers, Eric
Gamberg, has been traveling through Nebraska as of late, picking up
stations as he goes.
He recently visited the USHCN station of record, COOP # 256040, in
North Loup, NE, not to be confused with Loup City, which he also
visited. Records describe this station as being in a rural area, which
is true. As some might say, it is surrounded by a “whole lotta
nothing”. See the map. According to the Nebraska Home Town Locator website: “North Loup had a population of 339 with 192 housing units; a land area land area of 0.41 sq.” Seems quite small.
At first glance, there doesn’t appear to be much wrong with this station.
Looking South - Click for a larger image
No obvious heat sources or asphalt/concrete nearby. But let’s take a look at another angle:
Looking West - Click for a larger image
Notice all the shadows and the trees? Unlike many stations I’ve
pointed out in the past, this station has an uncertain cooling bias
from all the shade around it. The bias is variable, with seasons, with
tree growth, tree pruning, and with windstorms that may remove leaves
or whole branches from the trees.
Other angles of this station are visible in the surfacestations.org gallery
for this USHCN station. This is a new submission, and the surveyor
hasn’t submitted his written report yet, so I decided to look closer at
some of the photos and screencaps he submitted. Read rest...
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