Soil temperatures from Disko Island (Qeqertarsuaq/Godhavn), Greenland

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Data Contributors

  • NIELSEN, NIELS
  • HANSEN, BIRGER ULF
  • HUMLUM, OLE

Parameters

  • SOIL TEMPERATURE
  • SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

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A meteorological station at 69 deg 15'N, 53 deg 34'W, Godhavn village, Greenland, measured air temperatures at 6 m above the ground, and soil temperatures (deg C) at 0.05 m, 0.6 m, 1.75 m, and 3 m below the surface. The station automatically measured data every half hour. Data extend from 01 January 1991 to 16 November 2002. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

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Data Citation

Nielsen, N., Humlum, O., and B.U. Hansen. 2003. Soil temperatures from Disko Island (Qeqertarsuaq/Godhavn), Greenland. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology. Digital media.


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