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Surface meteorological data from a network of automatic weather stations at 20 Antarctic sites and one sub-Antarctic site.

Entry ID: antarctic_aws

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Summary

Abstract: Surface meteorological data are provided from a network of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) at 20 sites in remote regions of East Antarctica, and one at sub-Antarctic Heard Island. These stations are deployed and operated by the Australian Antarctic Division Glaciology Program. The first station was deployed in 1982 and the network has continued to expand since then.

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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download point for the AADC copy of the data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -50.0	S: -90.0	E: 150.0	W: 60.0
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 4100 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-01-06

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > REGION_CONTINENT

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10

NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11

NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12

NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Originating Center

BOM

Data Center

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Data Center URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SATELLITE SECTION Fax: 61-3-9669-4168 Email: sat_help at bom.gov.au Contact Address: Satellite Section GPO Box 1289K City: Melbourne Province or State: Victoria Postal Code: 3001 Country: AUSTRALIA