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Meteorological observations from Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations: Dismal and Kirkwood Islands 2001-2003, GLOBEC.

Entry ID: awsD_awsK_SO

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Summary

Abstract: Meteorological data are reported at hourly intervals from Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations located on Dismal and Kirkwood Islands, May 2001 - April 2003. Measured parameters include barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity. Computed parameters include wind velocity as vectors, wind stress and heat flux.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: U.S. GLOBEC Data System - Directory of Data;
See data object(s): "awsD" and "awsK" (R.Beardsley et al., Investigators)

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations Project

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -68.34	S: -68.34	E: -69.01	W: -69.01
Max Altitude: 25M

	N: -68.09	S: -68.09	E: -68.82	W: -68.82
Max Altitude: 12M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-05-23

Stop Date: 2003-04-30

Start Date: 2001-05-22

Stop Date: 2003-04-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > DISMAL ISLAND

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > KIRKWOOD ISLAND

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: hourly
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly Climatology

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Platform

TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

NASA ACCESS > NASA's Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science

Ancillary Keywords

REASON

Prediction Systems

Service Provider

NASA/ARC/ECOCAST > Ecological Forecasting Laboratory, Ames Research Center, NASA

Service Organization URL: http://ecocast.arc.nasa.gov/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: DR. RAMAKRISHNA R. NEMANI Email: rama.nemani at nasa.gov Contact Address: Biospheric Sciences Branch NASA Ames Research Center MS 242-4 City: Moffett Field Province or State: CA Postal Code: 94087 Country: USA