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Meteorological observations from Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations: Dismal and Kirkwood Islands 2001-2003, GLOBEC.
Entry ID: awsD_awsK_SO

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Summary

Abstract: Meteorological data are reported at hourly intervals from Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations located on Dismal and Kirkwood Islands, May 2001 - April 2003. Measured parameters include barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity. Computed parameters include wind velocity as vectors, wind stress and heat flux.

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Link: GET DATA
Description: U.S. GLOBEC Data System - Directory of Data;
See data object(s): "awsD" and "awsK" (R.Beardsley et al., Investigators)

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Description: Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations Project

Geographic Coverage

N: -68.3383 S: -68.3383 E: -69.0067 W: -69.0067
Max Altitude: 25M

N: -68.0867 S: -68.0867 E: -68.8233 W: -68.8233
Max Altitude: 12M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-05-23

Stop Date: 2003-04-30

Start Date: 2001-05-22

Stop Date: 2003-04-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > DISMAL ISLAND
OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > KIRKWOOD ISLAND
OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ANTARCTIC
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WEST OF ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: hourly

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

ARWS >Automatic Remote Weather Station [Information]

Instrument

ANEMOMETERS    [Information]

BAROMETERS    [Information]

HUMIDITY SENSORS    [Information]

TEMPERATURE SENSORS    [Information]

WIND VANES    [Information]

Project

GLOBEC >Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, IGBP    [Information]

IGBP >International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme    [Information]

U.S.GLOBEC-SO >U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, Southern Ocean    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

Use Constraints

Any person making substantial use of a data set must communicate with the
investigators who acquired the data prior to publication and anticipate that
the data collectors will be co-authors of published results. This extends to
model results and to data organized for retrospective studies. The data
available here are intended for scholarly use by the academic and scientific
community, with the express understanding that any such use will properly
acknowledge the originating investigator. Use or reproduction of any material
herein for any commercial purpose is prohibited without prior written
permission from the U.S. GLOBEC Data Management Office.

Complete "use statement" can be found at:
http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/data-acknowledgement-policy.html

Keywords

wind speed

wind direction

wind stress

wind velocity as vectors

air temperature

relative humidity

barometric pressure

heat flux

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program [Information]
Data Center URL: http://globec.whoi.edu/
Dataset ID: awsD
Dataset ID: awsK

Data Center Personnel

Name: ROBERT C. GROMAN
Phone: 508-289-2409
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: rgroman at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Swift House MS#38
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1127
Country: USA

Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.bco-dmo.org

Data Center Personnel

Name: ROBERT C. GROMAN
Phone: 508-289-2409
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: rgroman at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Swift House MS#38
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1127
Country: USA

Personnel

ROBERT C. BEARDSLEY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 508-289-2536
Email: rbeardsley at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
MS #21 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 02543
Country: USA

DICKY ALLISON
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 508-289-2298
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: dallison at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
MS #36
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shiverick House
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 02543
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-05-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-27

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