Three-Hourly Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Data, 1980-2000, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0111

Overview

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.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSHUMIDITYSNOW/ICE TEMPERATURESURFACE AIR TEMPERATURESURFACE WINDS
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1980 to present
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:Not Specified
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