Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic Subset, 1950 - 1995, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0057
DOI: 10.5067/TLB86RYP2MRY
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
The Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) Long Marine Reports Fixed-Length (LMRF) Arctic subset contains marine surface weather reports for regions north of 65 degrees N from ships, drifting ice stations, and buoys. The COADS LMRF Arctic subset contains data collected over the years 1950 to 1995 and includes the following parameters: air and sea temperature, cloudiness, humidity, and winds. The data are in the form of individual marine reports with a given latitude and longitude.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATURE
CLOUD HEIGHT
CLOUDINESS
CLOUD TYPES
HORIZONTAL VELOCITY
HUMIDITY
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SURFACE HUMIDITY
SURFACE PRESSURE
SURFACE WINDS
SWELLS
WAVE FREQUENCY
WAVE HEIGHT
WAVE LENGTH
WAVE PERIOD
WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION
WAVE TYPES
WIND WAVES
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
LMRF
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1950 to 31 December 1995
Temporal Resolution:
Varies
Spatial Resolution:
Varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
65
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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