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Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) McMurdo Dry Valleys Meteorological Station Measurements

Entry ID: LTER_MCM_MET

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Summary

Abstract: [From http://huey.colorado.edu/LTER/meteordata.html]

Local meteorology drives and shapes all ecological systems. One of the
first objectives of the McMurdo LTER was to establish a meteorological
network that would gather representative weather data year-round from
the dry valleys. The McMurdo LTER Automatic Weather Network (LAWN)
currently consists of 13 ...

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Description: The above search/delivery tool allows users to query AVERAGE (DAILY and
MONTHLY) air temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, radiation and
soil temperature of any station, and displays the data in comma delimitted
format.

Link: GET DATA

Description: The above search/delivery tool allows users to query air temperature,
precipitation, relative humidity, radiation and soil temperature of any
station, and displays the data in comma delimitted format.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.5

S: -77.5

E: 160.0

W: 160.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Andrew G. Fountain

Dataset Title: BEACON VALLEY METEOROLOGICAL STATION MEASUREMENTS

Dataset Release Place: WWW

Dataset Publisher: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

Data Presentation Form: Tables (comma delimited text file)

Online Resource: http://huey.colorado.edu/LTER/datasets/meteorology/beacon.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > McMurdo Dry Valleys

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

ARWS > Automatic Remote Weather Station

Instrument

ANEMOMETERS

HUMIDITY SENSORS

Project

LTER > Long-Term Ecological Research

LAWN > LTER Automatic Weather Network

Access Constraints No constraints

Use Constraints Acceptance and utilization of LTER data requires that:

The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for
acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.

The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the
report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in
...

Ancillary Keywords

meteorology

temperature

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

McMurdo Dry Valleys, Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office

Data Center URL: http://www.mcmlter.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: TODD ACKERMAN Phone: (303) 492-4771 Fax: (303) 492-6388 Email: Todd.Ackerman at Colorado.edu Contact Address: MCM LTER Data Manager Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research 1560 30th Street Campus Box 450 University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0450 Country: USA

Personnel

GENE R. MAJOR

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

Publications/References

Doran, Peter T., Gayle L. Dana, Jordan T. Hastings and Robert
A. Wharton, Jr. 1995. McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological
Research (LTER): LTER automatic weather network (LAWN). Antarctic
Journal of the U.S. 30(5): 276-280.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-10-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-15

Future DIF Review Date: 2004-10-21

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