Three-Hourly Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Data, 1980-2000  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0111
Summary
The Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Project, funded by the NSF Office of Polar Programs, involves collecting meteorological data from an array of automatic weather stations in Antarctica, Greenland, and Peru. Data collection in Antarctica began in 1980.
Data are available in tabular ASCII format via the University of Wisconsin's AWS Project Web site at http://uwamrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/. Both raw and 'corrected' versions of the data are available via ftp. Information about data processing and station characteristics is also provided.
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Matthew Lazzara and Charles Stearns
Dataset Title: Three-Hourly Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Data, 1980-2000
Dataset Release Date: 2003-08-18
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0111.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-01-01
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctica
- atmospheric humidity measurements
- atmospheric pressure measurements
- Automated Weather Stations
- Automatic Weather Stations
- AWS
- Near-surface Air Temperatures
- snow temperature measurements
- snow temperatures
- surface temperature measurements
- Surface Temperatures
- Surface Winds
- surface wind speed measurements
Instrument
- ANEMOMETERS
- AWS Automated Weather System
- BAROMETERS
- HUMIDITY SENSORS
- TEMPERATURE SENSORS
Use Constraints
No constraints. Users should credit the Automatic Weather Station project, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison as the source of the data.
Data Set Progress
in work
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Matthew A. Lazzara
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: amrc@ssec.wisc.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Antarctic Meteorological Research Center
- Space Science and Engineering Center
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Country: USA
Charles R. Stearns
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Polar Meteorological Research Establishment
- University of Wisconsin Madison
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Linda M. Keller
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: linda@ice.ssec.wisc.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Country: USA
George A. Weidner
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: georgew@ssec.wisc.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Automated Weather Station Project Web site
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-08-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-15
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