Daily measurement summaries from Friis Hills Meteorological Station (FRSM), McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2010-2022, ongoing)

Summary

Abstract:

As part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research program, meteorological data are collected from various locations throughout the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. This data package contains daily measurement summaries derived from 15-minute data generated by the Friis Hills Meteorological Station (FRSM), located in Taylor Valley (Latitude: -77.7474, Longitude: 161.5162, Elevation: 1,591 meters above sea level).

Date Range:

December 21, 2010 to December 19, 2022

Data Citation

Doran, P.T., Fountain, A.G. 2023. Daily measurement summaries from Friis Hills Meteorological Station (FRSM), McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2010-2022, ongoing). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/df200f01bae8b7981bffbd1142113bc9. Dataset accessed 27 April 2024.

Dataset(s)

Description:

FRSM - Air Temperature (Daily)

Variables (click to expand):

METLOCID

Label:
Definition: Location code for this meteorological station.
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label: Date_time
Definition: Date sample was collected
Type: Date/time
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Missing values:
- Required entry = None given

AVG_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Daily average air temperature at 3 m above ground
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: celsius
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

STD_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Standard deviation for the daily air temperature at 3 m above ground
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: celsius
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MIN_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Minimum daily value of the air temperature at 3 m above ground
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: celsius
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MAX_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Maximum daily value for the air temperature at 3 m above ground
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: celsius
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

N_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Number of observations for this average
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Number of comments about the measurement in this period
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

mcmlter-clim-frsm_airt-daily-20230606.csv (245.95 KB)

Description:

FRSM - Atmospheric Pressure (Daily)

Variables (click to expand):

METLOCID

Label:
Definition: Location code for this met station
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label: Date_time
Definition: Date sample was collected
Type: Date/time
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

AVG_PRESSTA

Label: Daily mean for the atmospheric pressure
Definition: Daily average of the relative humidity values
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: millibar
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- NULL = Refer to provenance data comments

STD_PRESSTA

Label:
Definition: The standard deviation for the distribution of daily atmospheric pressure distribution
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: millibar
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- NULL = Refer to provenance data comments

MIN_PRESSTA

Label:
Definition: The daily minimum of the atmospheric pressure
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: millibar
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

MAX_PRESSTA

Label:
Definition: The daily maximum of the atmospheric pressure
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: millibar
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_PRESSTA

Label: Number of Observations
Definition: Number of observations for the daily stats.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Number of comments about the measurement in this period
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

mcmlter-clim-frsm_pressta-daily-20230606.csv (196.52 KB)

Description:

FRSM - Solar Radiation (Daily)

Variables (click to expand):

METLOCID

Label:
Definition: Location code for this meteorological station.
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label: Date_time
Definition: Date sample was collected
Type: Date/time
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

AVG_NETRAD

Label:
Definition: Average for the net solar radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

STD_NETRAD

Label:
Definition: Standard deviation for the net solar radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MIN_NETRAD

Label:
Definition: Minimum value of the net solar radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MAX_NETRAD

Label:
Definition: Maximum net solar radiation based on applying instrument-specific multiplier
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.1
Missing values:
- Null = None given

N_NETRAD

Label:
Definition: Number of data records included for the statistics
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Number of comments about the measurement in this period
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

mcmlter-clim-frsm_radn-daily-20230606.csv (228.82 KB)

Description:

FRSM - Relative Humidity (Daily)

Variables (click to expand):

METLOCID

Label:
Definition: Location code for this meteorological station.
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label: Date_time
Definition: Date sample was collected
Type: Date/time
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Missing values:
- Required entry = None given

AVG_RH

Label: Daily mean RH
Definition: Daily average of the relative humidity values
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

STD_RH

Label: Standard Dev. of daily RH
Definition: The standard deviation for the distribution of daily rel. humidity values
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

MIN_RH

Label: Minimum RH
Definition: The daily minimum of the relative humidity
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

MAX_RH

Label: Maximum RH
Definition: The daily maximum of the relative humidity
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_RH

Label: Number of Observations
Definition: Number of observations for the daily stats.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Number of comments about the measurement in this period
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

mcmlter-clim-frsm_rh-daily-20230606.csv (230.21 KB)

Description:

FRSM - Wind Speed (Daily)

Variables (click to expand):

METLOCID

Label:
Definition: METLOCID identification code for the meteorological station
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label:
Definition: Date when measurement was taken
Type: Date/time
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Missing values: None specified

AVG_WSPD

Label:
Definition: Average of the values of the wind speed
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: metersPerSecond
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

STDDEV_WSPD

Label:
Definition: Standard deviation of the distribution of the wind speed
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: metersPerSecond
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

MIN_WSPD

Label:
Definition: Minimum value of the wind speed for the period.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: metersPerSecond
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

MAX_WSPD

Label:
Definition: Maximum value of the wind speed for the period
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: metersPerSecond
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_WSPD

Label:
Definition: Number of data points used to calculate these statistics.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

N_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: N_COMMENTS
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

File:

mcmlter-clim-frsm_wspd-daily-20230606.csv (218.1 KB)

Short name:

FRSM_DAILY

Dataset ID:

7117

People

Principal Investigator(s):

Peter T. Doran

Andrew G. Fountain

Contact:

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Information Manager

Associated Personnel:

Field Technician

Data Manager

Former Field Crew

Former Data Manager

Methodology

Methods:

The Friis Hills meteorological station was added to the McMurdo Dry Valley network in the 2010-2011 field season. The station was set up to sample sensors every 30 seconds and send summary statistics (for example, averages and maximums) to solid-state storage modules every 15 minutes. This has resulted in approximately 20 values being recorded for final storage in every output interval.

Additional information:

Meteorological data is collected year-round at each of the stations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. After retrieving this data (usually every January), the parameters that are recorded are processed from level 0 (raw) to level 1 (processed, provided on the web). The raw data file descriptions and task lists summarize what was done to get from level 0 to level 1 for all station found at the following address: https://mcm.lternet.edu/meteorological-task-lists

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