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CAAM_WIND [1]

Description: 

CAAM - Wind Direction & Speed

File: 

File CAAM_WIND.csv [2]

Methods: 

see task list

Instrumentation: 

(wind speed and direction): R.M. Young model 05103 wind monitor.

Quality Assurance: 

(wind speed and direction): R.M. Young model 05103 wind monitor.

Variables (click to expand): 

DATASET CODE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code for given set of information for Canada Glacier meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
METLOCID
  • Label:
  • Definition: Location code for Canada Glacier 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 H:M
  • Missing values: None specified
WDIR
  • Label:
  • Definition: Average wind direction
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degreesfromnorth
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • 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: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
WSPD
  • Label:
  • Definition: Wind speed at 2 meters
  • 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 at 2 meters
  • 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 at 2 meters
  • 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

Date Range: 

Thursday, December 1, 1994 to Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Source URL: http://mcm.lternet.edu/content/caamwind

Links
[1] http://mcm.lternet.edu/content/caamwind
[2] http://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/CAAM_WIND_0.csv