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Monthly highest air temperatures for Australian Antarctic stations.
Entry ID: SOE_monthly_max_temp

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Summary
Abstract: INDICATOR DEFINITION
Monthly highest temperatures obtained from observed daily maximum temperatures for Australian Antarctic stations Casey, Davis, Mawson and Macquarie Island.

TYPE OF INDICATOR
There are three types of indicators used in this report:
1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system;
2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system;
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Description: Display Antarctic State of Environment Indicator 2
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -54.0   S: -69.0   E: 159.0   W: 61.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1948-04-01
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
ARWS > Automatic Remote Weather Station Ancillary Description
WEATHER STATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
AWS > Automated Weather System Ancillary Description
TEMPERATURE SENSORS Ancillary Description
Thermometers Ancillary Description
Quality Highest monthly temperatures are obtained by taking the highest of the observed maximum temperatures for individual days of a given month. The daily maxima are currently derived from temperature sensors sampling at 1 second intervals. If less than 25 days are available in any month, the monthly figure is flagged and removed from the State of Environment dataset.

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Access Constraints Data arising from this project are available from the state of the environment indicator URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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Data Set Progress
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Originating Center
Bureau of Meteorology
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Fees: Free
Personnel
CLIMATE SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Phone: +61 3 6221 2043
Fax: +61 3 6221 2045
Email: climate.tas at bom.gov.au
Contact Address:
Climate and Consultancy Section
GPO Box 727
Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania and Antarctica Regional Office
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
CSIRO (2001), Climate Change Projections for Australia. Climate Impact Group, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, 8, Melbourne
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-04-23
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-15

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