Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) Radiation for Arctic System Reanalysis, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0437
DOI: 10.5067/6S7UHUH2K5RI
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set provides incoming shortwave radiation measurements from fourteen stations of the Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) distributed over the Greenland Ice Sheet. The original data were obtained from the GC-Net and subsequently quality controlled. The data span from 01 January 1995 through 09 May 2008. The data set is approximately 15 MB comprised of fourteen Network Common Data Form (netCDF) files. The data are available via FTP.
Parameter(s):
SOLAR RADIATION
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
PYRANOMETERS
Data Format(s):
NetCDF
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1995 to 9 May 2008
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 hour
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
80.75
S:
63.15
E:
-42.5
W:
-61.09
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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