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Crane Creek Bathymetric and Topographic Points

Entry ID: GLSC_cranecreekbathtopopoints

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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.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	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 24th CHINARE in 2007

Dataset Series Name: Weather data at the Zhongshan Station

Dataset Release Date: 2010-06-13 00:00:00.0

Dataset Release Place: http://www.chinare.org.cn

Data Presentation Form: D Format

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-01-01

Stop Date: 2007-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > FREEZE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

AWS > Automated Weather System

Quality The dataset is of good quality in general.

Access Constraints Public and Free.

Use Constraints Data may not be used for commercial applications.

Ancillary Keywords

Automatic Weather Station

Zhongshan Station

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences

Data Center

Polar Research Institute of China

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