Climate Data (Wind Speed and Direction, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Barometric Pressure, and Solar Radiation) from Manual Observations and Automatic Weather Stations at Scott Base and Arrival Heights
Climate data have been collected at Scott Base continuously since 1957 and more recently from Arrival Heights and is one of the longest continuous climate records in Antarctica. Climate parameters measured include: wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and global, diffuse and direct solar radiation. Climate data are collected on a daily basis from both sites. At Scott Base, this takes two forms: a standard daily observation at 0900 NZDT, and continuous data collection at 10 minute and hourly intervals using a CR10X data logger. The initial record of the 0900 daily observations began on 1 March 1957 with air temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction, and global solar radiation being measured with standard instrumentation (wind measurements since 1972). This record constitutes the reference record. In January 1997 an electronic weather station (EWS) was added to collect and archive 10 minute and hourly data. The daily manual observations continued so as to provide a continuous reference and daily record. Historically, Arrival Heights only had a wind recorder (since January 1984). A data logger was installed in January 1999 and measured air temperature, relative humidity and global solar radiation using a secondary network sensor, as well as wind speed and direction. A barometric pressure sensor was installed in 2001. A standard 10m mast was installed and all sensors were moved to the new Arrival Heights laboratory in 2007. 10-minute and hourly data are recorded. Data are retrieved and archived from both automatic stations daily, as well as manual observations from Scott Base and available on New Zealand's national climate database. From February 2019, mercury theremometers and barometers were removed from Scott Base and Arrival Heights. Where applicable, these were replaced with electronic instruments. A weighing precipitation gauge was also installed in February 2019 for the measurement of solid precipitation at Scott Base.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2023-08-10T20:56:47
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-08-10T20:56:48
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- Status
- onGoing On going
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Date of next update
- 2023-08-10T20:56:50
- Keywords
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- K089A
- ARRIVAL HEIGHTS
- SCOTT BASE
- GCMD Earth Science and Earth Science Services Keywords
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- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- AIR TEMPERATURE
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
- SURFACE WINDS
- HUMIDITY
- ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
- SOLAR RADIATION
- GCMD Platform/Sources Keywords
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- METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
- WEATHER STATIONS
- GCMD Locations Keywords
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- ANTARCTICA
- ROSS ISLAND
- Use limitation
- This data set conforms to the CC BY-NC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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- Dataset
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- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
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- License
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- English
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- utf8 UTF8
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Begin date
- 1958-01-01T00:00:00
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- ef4e2c24-71e9-44d8-833d-bae7376f0a20 XML
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- English
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- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2024-02-26T20:02:21
- Metadata standard name
- ISO 19115-1
- Metadata standard version
- 2018