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McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
(
https://mcm.lternet.edu
)
Summary
Abstract:
As part of the Long Term Ecological Research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, meteorological data was collected from various locations throughout Beacon, Taylor, Wright and Victoria Valleys. These files contain data for the Garwood Ice Cliff meteorology station. This station reported data for about a year, during 2011. On January 10, 2012 the station was being transferred to the custody of the MCM LTER program by Joe Levy (UT), completing of the handover on the Austral summer of 2014. The GAFM station was moved ~5 m from its original site in 2013 (out of the stream bed).
The Garwood ice cliff met station ceased operations in 2013.
Date Range:
January 10, 2012
to
December 31, 2014
Dataset(s)
Description:
GAFM Air temperature spreadsheet
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Definition:
Code for given set of information for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
METLOCID
Label:
Definition:
Location code for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Definition:
Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
Missing values:
None specified
AIRT3M
Label:
Definition:
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
AIRT_COMMENTS
Label:
air temperature comments
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of air temperature
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GAFM_AIRT.csv
(1.33 MB)
Description:
Garwood Valley Solar Radiation Measurements and Units
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Definition:
Code for given set of information for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
METLOCID
Label:
Definition:
Location code for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Definition:
Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
Missing values:
None specified
SWRAD_SOUTH
Label:
Definition:
south facing shortwave radiation/solar flux
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
900
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
SWRAD_NORTH
Label:
Definition:
north-facing shortwave radiation/solar flux
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
900
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
RADN_COMMENTS
Label:
radiation comments
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of radiation
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
LWRAD_SOUTH
Label:
Definition:
long wave south facing radiation
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
LWRAD_NORTH
Label:
Definition:
north facing Long wave radiation
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GAFM_RADN.csv
(2.85 MB)
Description:
Garwood Valley Relative Humidity Measurement and Units
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Definition:
Code for given set of information for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
METLOCID
Label:
Definition:
Location code for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Definition:
Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
Missing values:
None specified
RH
Label:
Definition:
Relative humidity at 3 meters
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
percent
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.01
Missing values:
Null = None given
RH_COMMENTS
Label:
relative humidity comments
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of relative humidity
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GAFM_RH.csv
(1.26 MB)
Description:
Garwood Valley Wind Measurement and Units
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Definition:
Code for given set of information for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
METLOCID
Label:
Definition:
Location code for Lake Vida meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Definition:
Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
Missing values:
None specified
WDIR
Label:
Definition:
Average wind direction
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
degreesfromnorth
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
WDIRSTD
Label:
Definition:
Standard deviation of wind direction
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
degreesfromnorth
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
WSPD
Label:
Definition:
Wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
WSPDMAX
Label:
Definition:
Maximum wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
WSPDMIN
Label:
Definition:
Minimum wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = None given
WIND_COMMENTS
Label:
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of WIND
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GAFM_WIND.csv
(1.95 MB)
Short name:
GAFM
Dataset ID:
7019
People
Principal Investigator(s):
Joseph S. Levy
Contact:
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Source URL:
https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/garwood-ice-cliff-meteorological-station-measurements-2012