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University of Wisconsin Greenland Surface Observations

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| DOI: 10.5065/BCDN-HS03
 
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This historical dataset is recommended for ancillary use only and not as a primary research dataset. It has likely been superseded by a newer, improved dataset.

Abstract:

This dataset contains daily surface observations from polar automatic weather stations on Greenland for January 1987 to October 1991. Observations are reported every 3 hours and are archived for 8 stations.

Data for 18 automatic weather stations in Greenland are available starting in 1999 from the Greenland Climate Network

Temporal Range:
1987 to 1988-06
Variables:
Air Temperature Humidity Surface Pressure Surface Winds
Vertical Levels:
Ground or water surface
Temporal Frequencies:
Every 3 hours
Data Types:
Platform Observation
Data Contributors:
WI-MAD/SSEC/AMRC
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Related Resources:
Data for Greenland stations starting in 1999 are available from the Greenland Climate Network
Publications:
Stearns, C. R., and G. A. Weidner, 1991: The polar automatic weather station project of the University of Wisconsin. Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on the Role of the Polar Regions in Global Change, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 58-62.
Total Volume:
35 MB (Entire dataset) Volume details by dataset product
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation), Binary (see dataset documentation)
Related RDA Datasets:
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NMC ADP Global Surface Observations Subsets
Metadata Record:
Data License:
Data LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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