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Three-Hourly Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Data, 1980-2000

Entry ID: NSIDC-0111

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Summary

Abstract: The Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Project, funded by the NSF Office of Polar Programs, involves collecting meteorological data from an array of automatic weather stations in Antarctica, Greenland, and Peru. Data collection in Antarctica began in 1980. Data are available in tabular ASCII format via the University of Wisconsin's AWS Project Web site at http://uwamrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/. Both raw and 'corrected' versions of the data are available via ftp. Information about data processing and station characteristics is also provided.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Automated Weather Station Project Web site

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Matthew Lazzara and Charles Stearns

Dataset Title: Three-Hourly Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Data, 1980-2000

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0111.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Instrument

ANEMOMETERS

AWS > Automated Weather System

Use Constraints No constraints. Users should credit the Automatic Weather Station project, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison as the source of the data.

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctica

atmospheric humidity measurements

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0111

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0111

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: varies

Distribution Format: ASCII

Fees: none

Personnel

MATTHEW A. LAZZARA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (608) 262-0436

Fax: (608) 263-6738

Email: amrc at ssec.wisc.edu

Email: mattl at ssec.wisc.edu

Contact Address:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Antarctic Meteorological Research Center

Space Science and Engineering Center

901 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science Building

1225 West Dayton Street

City: Madison

Province or State: WI

Postal Code: 53706

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-04-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-03

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