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Monthly measurement summaries from Lake Brownworth Meteorological Station (BRHM), McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1995-2022, ongoing)

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 monthly measurement summaries derived from 15-minute data generated by the Lake Brownworth Meteorological Station (BRHM), located in Wright Valley (Latitude: -77.43344, Longitude: 162.7036, Elevation: 279 meters above sea level). BRHM was established in 1994, during the 94/95 field season.

LTER Core Areas: 

Dataset ID: 

7205

Associated Personnel: 

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Short name: 

BRHM_MONTHLY

Data sources: 

BRHM_AIRT_MONTHLY
BRHM_RADN_MONTHLY
BRHM_RH_MONTHLY
BRHM_SOILT_MONTHLY
BRHM_SURFCHANGE_MONTHLY
BRHM_WSPD_MONTHLY

Methods: 

During the 1994-1995 field season, the McMurdo LTER, in collaboration with NZARP (New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme), established a meteorology station at Lake Brownworth in Lower Wright Valley at the head of the Onyx River. 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 hour between December 30, 1994 and November 24, 1995, and every 15 minutes thereafter. This has resulted in approximately 20 values being recorded for final storage in every output interval.

Sampling and Averaging Intervals For Sampling frequency and Data Logger output and averaging intervals please visit: http://mcmlter.lternet.edu/data/meteorology/methods/Interval_Dates.pdf 

Maintenance: 

The ultrasonic ranger sensor that measures surface height change has been broken since November 2010, with no plans to replace as of July 2023.

Additional information: 

Meteorological data are collected year-round at each of MCM LTER stations. Data are manually downloaded from the meteorological stations during the austral summer. Raw 15 minute data (Level 0) is processed and provided as Level 1 data on the MCM LTER website. Field notes, sensor information, processing procedures, QA/QC, and metadata is provided in the Meteorological Post Processing Documentation and Task Lists for each field season at the following address: https://mcm.lternet.edu/meteorological-task-lists

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