Abstract:
This data set contains daily rainfall totals (mm) from Mongu, in the Western Province of Zambia. The data were collected with a British standard 5 inch diameter rain gauge in a yard 30 m away from the Meteorological Department building near the Mongu Airport (north of downtown and approximately 20 km from the Kataba Local Forest where the permanent 30 m Mongu tower site is located). Rainfall readings were taken by ZMD staff each morning at 06:00 GMT. These data form the official government rainfall record for Mongu.The data files consist of 3 files, one for each year (July to Jun). Each files contains monthly columns with totals for each day of the month as well as a monthly total. The data files are stored as ASCII text files in comma-separated-value (csv) format.
Quality
Short term spatial coverage of sea ice between Mawson and Davis Stations (approximately 650 km). Complete species lists of copepods and other invertebrates found in the sea ice.
Access Constraints
These data are publicly available for download from the URL given below.
School of Zoology
University of Tasmania
GPO BOX 252-05
City:
Hobart
Province or State:
Tasmania
Postal Code:
7001
Country:
Australia
Publications/References
Swadling, KM, McPhee AD, McMinn A (2000) Spatial distribution of copepods in fast ice of eastern Antarctica. Polar Bioscience 13: 55-65
Swadling, K.M., McKinnon, A.D., De'ath, G. and Gibson, J.A.E. (2004) Life cycle plasticity and differential growth and development in marine and lacustrine populations of an Antarctic copepod. Limnology and Oceanography 49: 644-655.
