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Barrow Alaska Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics: Meteorology and Radiation Data

Entry ID: ggd608

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of continuous meteorological data, monthly climatological summaries, and upper air meteorological data for the NOAA/CMDL Pt. Barrow Observatory. Data include hourly average observations of air temperature, station pressure, and surface wind direction and speed. The data set also includes atmospheric radiation at the Barrow Observatory. Radiation data consist of ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 71.32

S: 71.32

E: -156.61

W: -156.61

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Tom Mefford and Ellsworth Dutton

Dataset Title: Barrow Alaska Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics: Meteorology and Radiation Data

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd608.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-01-01

Stop Date: 2002-01-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA > BARROW, ALASKA, US

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Air Temperature

Meteorology

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

ELLSWORTH DUTTON

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: Ellsworth.G.Dutton at noaa.gov

TOM MEFFORD

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: thomas.mefford at noaa.gov

Contact Address:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Observatory Operations Group, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory

325 Broadway, R/CMDL1

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80305

Country: US

Publications/References

Herbert, G.A., J. Harris, M. Bieniulis, and J. McCutcheon, Acquisition and Data Management, in CMDL Summary Report 1989, No. 18, 1990, Pg. 50. Herbert, G.A., E.R. Green, G.L. Koenig, and K.W. Thaut, Monitoring instrumentation for the continuous measurement and quality assurance of meteorological observations, NOAA Tech. Memo. ERL ARL-148, 44 pp, 1986. Herbert, G.A., E.R. Green, J.M. Harris, ...

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-01-24

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