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Record Search Query: [ISO_Topic_Category='GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION']
Meteorological data collected by two AWS
Entry ID: org.polarresearch-771

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Summary
Abstract: two automatic weather stations at 370 and 540 m a.s.l. along Etonbreen, W-slope of Austfonna, one recording all components of the energy balance (Tair, RH, Sin, Sout, Lin, Lout, Wdir, Wvel, snow and ice temp), the other records only few variables (Tair, RH, Wdir, Wvel)
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 79.78   S: 79.78   E: 24.66   W: 24.66

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Lori Perkins, Greg Shirah, Cindy Starr and Josefino Comiso
Dataset Title: Sea Ice Yearly Minimum with Graph Overlay 1979-2010
Dataset Release Date: 2010-11-04
Dataset Release Place: GSFC
Dataset Publisher: SVS
Online Resource: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003802/index.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1979-01-01
Stop Date: 2010-11-04
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
Instrument
SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS Ancillary Description
Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Dataset ID: SVS-CSB_SeaIceYearlyMinimum1979-2008

Data Center Personnel
Name: LORI PERKINS
Email: lori.k.perkins at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
GSFC, Code 610.3
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Personnel
JOSEFINO (JOEY) C. COMISO
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301 614-5708
Email: josefino.c.comiso at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
Cryospheric Sciences Branch
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Comiso, J. C., C. L. Parkinson, R. Gersten, and L. Stock, 2008: Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L01703, doi:10.1029/2007GL031972. http://www.met.sjsu.edu/~wittaya/Acrtic%20Sea%20Ice/2007GL031972.pdf
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-01-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-25

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