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Link: GET DATA Description: Access Antarctic Synoptic and METAR Observations. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: NSF Award #0537827 Abstract Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: NSF Award #0838834 Abstract

Geographic Coverage

N: -50.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-12-02

Start Date: 1999-11-17

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >VISIBILITY    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >STATION HEIGHT    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >FOG    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >FREEZE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SEA LEVEL PRESSURE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD CEILING    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD HEIGHT    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >FREEZING RAIN    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >HAIL    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SLEET    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SNOW    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS    [Information]

Quality

The Raw ASCII METAR observations from McMurdo are only available when they are reported from McMurdo during the Antarctic field season.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

None the only request is that the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC), Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison be given credit as the source of the data.

Keywords

ANTARCTICA

METAR WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison    [Information] Data Center URL: http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/ Dataset ID: METAR Weather Observations over Antarctica/Southern Ocean Data Center Personnel Name: MATTHEW A. LAZZARA 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

Distribution

Distribution_Media: FTP Distribution_Size: Various Distribution_Format: McIDAS MD, ASCII Text Fees: Free

Distribution_Media: CD-ROM Distribution_Size: Various Distribution_Format: McIDAS MD, ASCII Text Fees: Free

Personnel

MATTHEW A. LAZZARA Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT 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

JOEY R SNARSKI Role: DIF AUTHOR Email: joey.snarski at ssec.wisc.edu Contact Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center Antarctic Meteorological Research Center 947 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science Building 1225 West Dayton Street City: Madison Province or State: WI Postal Code: 53706 Country: USA