Abstract:
The data resides in 10 books, 'Beobachtungen des observations de l'Observatoire Magnetique et Meteorolgique a Ekaterinbourg' (C/db AO-E) written in German and Russian; 'Distribution des Precipitations et Epaisseur de la Neige' (C/db AO-Ep) written in French and Russian; and 'Observations de l'Observatoire Meteorologique de l'Institut Forestier Imperiale St. Petersburg' (C/db Ao-F) written in ... French and Russian.
The data contained in these books are hourly surface and upper air observations and daily and monthly surface climatic data for each month from 1876 to 1918. Magnetic observations are also included in the data. These data are for all of Russia, but the tabular observations are for Ekaterinbourg and St. Petersburg, Russia.
Parameters included in the hourly observations are pressure, air and soil temperature, humidity, cloudiness, cloud movement, upper-level and surface winds, sunshine, and precipitation.
Daily variables for each month of the period incorporated in these data are the following: mean pressure, air, soil, and snow surface temperature, cloudiness, winds, humidity, vapor pressure, and sunshine duration; maximum and minimum air, soil, and snow surface temperature, pressure, humidity, cloudiness, vapor pressure, and winds; cloud movement; and evaporation totals.
Monthly parameters contained in these data are: mean pressure, winds, and sunshine; mean maximum and minimum air, soil, and snow surface temperature, humidity, cloudiness, and evaporation; absolute maximum and minimum pressure, air temperature, 24 hour cloudiness, 24 hour precipitation, winds, and daily sunshine; precipitation and sunshine totals; number of days of maximum and minimum temperature < 0, clear skies, cloudy skies, precipitation , snow, precipitation of a certain intensity, snow cover, thunder, lightning, and fog; wind frequency; percent possible sunshine; and intensity of solar radiation. Additional parameters include daily snow depth and density, first and last frosts of each year, freezing and breaking up dates of ice on the rivers and lakes.
Magnetic parameters included in these data are hourly readings, daily mean, maximum, and minimum, monthly mean, absolute monthly maximum, and minimum of declination, horizontal component, and vertical component.
These books are part of the foreign meteorological data collection held by the NOAA Central Library in Washington, DC. Information in this collection dates back to the 18th century for daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual tabular summaries, and the 19th century for weather maps. These data are the result of foreign exchange agreements, but the collection has not been updated since 1983.
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S: 55.0
E: 50.0
W: 25.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Title:
Beobachtungen des observations de l'Observatoire Magnetique et Meteorolgique a Ekaterinbourg
Dataset Series Name:
Foreign Meteorological Data Collection
Issue Identification:
NOAA Central Library Call number C/db AO-E
Data Presentation Form:
10 Books (Written in German and Russia)
Other Citation Details:
Hourly Observations and Climate Data for Ekaterinbourg and St. Petersburg, Russia and Precipitation Maps of Southwest Russia (1876-1918)
Dataset Title:
Distribution des Precipitations et Epaisseur de la Neige
Dataset Series Name:
Foreign Meteorological Data Collection
Issue Identification:
NOAA Central Library Call number C/db AO-Ep
Data Presentation Form:
Book (Written in Russian and French)
Other Citation Details:
Hourly Observations and Climate Data for Ekaterinbourg and St. Petersburg, Russia and Precipitation Maps of Southwest Russia (1876-1918)
Dataset Title:
Observations de l'Observatoire Meteorologique de l'Institut Forestier Imperiale St. Petersburg
Dataset Series Name:
Foreign Meteorological Data Collection
Issue Identification:
NOAA Central Library Call number C/db AO-F
Data Presentation Form:
Book (Written in Russian and French)
Other Citation Details:
Hourly Observations and Climate Data for Ekaterinbourg and St. Petersburg, Russia and Precipitation Maps of Southwest Russia (1876-1918)
