Weather data at the Zhongshan station during the 25th CHINARE in 2008
Entry ID: CN_NADC_2008_Area_Location_SensorName_Description

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Summary
Abstract: The antarctic Zhongshan weather station of China which was set up in Feb. 1989 locates in Larsmann hills,its station number is 89573. The antarctic Zhongshan weather station collects observation data four times a day (Beijing time 02, 08, 14, 20),and it records the change of the weather at any moment. Its observation items includes clouds, visibility, weather phenomenon, wind direction, wind speed, temperature, humidity, air pressure, sunlight, soil temperature, precipitation etc. And now, it also observes atmospheric ozone amount and makes site weather forecast for science research.

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE


Geographic Coverage
 N: -69.22 S: -69.22  E: 76.22  W: 76.22
 Min Altitude: 14.9M  Max Altitude: 14.9M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Lu Changgui
Dataset Title: Weather data at the Zhongshan Station during the 25th CHINARE in 2008
Dataset Series Name: Weather data at the Zhongshan Station
Dataset Release Date: 2004-08-09 00:00:00.0
Dataset Release Place: http://www.chinare.org.cn
Data Presentation Form: D Format


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2008-01-01
Stop Date: 2008-12-31


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR


Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >FREEZE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >PRECIPITABLE WATER    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >WIND STRESS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SNOW    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE


Instrument
AWS >Automated Weather System    [Information]


Quality
The dataset is of good quality in general.


Access Constraints
Public and Free.


Use Constraints
Data may not be used for commercial applications


Keywords
Automatic Weather Station
Zhongshan Station


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Originating Center
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences


Data Center
Polar Research Institute of China    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.pric.gov.cn/enindex.asp

Data Center Personnel
Name: JIE ZHANG
Phone: (703) 993-2400
Email: jzhang7 at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
4400 University Drive, MSN 3A4
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22030
Country: United States



Distribution
Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Format: txt


Personnel
JIE ZHANG
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (703) 993-2400
Email: jzhang7 at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
4400 University Drive, MSN 3A4
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22030
Country: United States



Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-03

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