Meteorological Data from the Russian Arctic, 1961-2000

Data Contributors RADIONOV, VLADIMIR FETTERER, FLORENCE Parameters AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD AMOUNT/FREQUENCY HUMIDITY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Instruments BAROMETERS DRY BULB THERMOMETERS HYGROMETERS THERMOMETERS WET BULB THERMOMETERS

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This data set contains monthly means of meteorological observation data from Russian stations from 1961-2000 (for most stations). The Russian station observations were provided by Vladimir Radionov, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), St. Petersburg, and include 2-meter air temperature, sea level pressure, total and low cloud amount, precipitation, and relative humidity. Data are available in ASCII text format via FTP.

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National Snow and Ice Data Center. 2003. Meteorological data from the Russian Arctic, 1961-2000. Edited by V. Radionov and F. Fetterer. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.

See Also

• Daily Precipitation Sums at Coastal and Island Russian Arctic Stations, 1940-1990
• Monthly Mean Precipitation Sums at Russian Arctic Stations, 1966-1990
• Environmental Working Group Arctic Meteorology and Climate Atlas
• Precipitation Data Set Station Lists and Overlap Analysis
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