KWAJEX Outer Island Upper Air Sounding Sites: Lae and Woja Islands

LAE ISLAND

[aerial photo of Lae Island] [aerial photo of Lae Atoll] [Lae Atoll ship passage closeup] [Lae Atoll ship passage view toward Lae island]

Lae Airstrip

[Lae: S end of runway] [Lae: mid runway looking N] [Lae: N end of runway, needs to be cleared of vegetation]

Location for Support Buildings

Location for upper-air sounding support buildings is on former site of terminal next to runway, some remnants of old foundation remain.

[Lae: terminal foundation, site for structure] [Lae: terminal foundation close up with concrete block] [Lae: rain gauge on ocean side of island, across from terminal foundation]

Path from airstrip to lagoon side

[Lae: major path from airstrip to lagoon side, airstrip side entrance] [Lae: major path from airstrip to lagoon side interior]

Lae is on upwind side of lagoon fetch


[Lae: lagoon side village] [Lae: breadfruit tree] [Lae: Assistant Mayor and village children]

WOJA ISLAND - Upper Air Sounding Site

[aerial photo of Woja Island]
[aerial photo of Ailinglaplap Atoll] [Ailinglaplap Atoll: passage into Atoll] [Ailinglaplap Atoll: South Pass into Atoll]

Woja Airstrip

[Woja: Runway looking toward terminal] [Woja: terminal]

Location for Support Buildings

Location for upper-air sounding station support buildings is in cluster of trees directly across runway from terminal.

[Woja: proposed location for support buildings inside cluster of trees] [Woja: inside cluster of trees across from terminal, support buildings go here] [Woja: looking from support bldg location, across runway to terminal]

Road from airstrip to lagoon side

[Woja: road from runway side to lagoon side (closeup)] [Woja: road from runway side to lagoon side]

Woja is on downwind side of lagoon fetch

[Woja: lagoon view downward surf] [Woja: lagoon view downwind shore]

Woja village

[Woja: thatch house and cistern] [Woja: village] [Woja: village]