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Garwood Valley Meteorological Station Measurements, 2010-2011
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 Valley meteorology station. This station reported data for about a year, during 2011. On January 11, 2012 the station was disconnected and relocated to the Miers Valley. Met data for Garwood can be obtained visiting the Garwood Ice Cliff Met Station.
Date Range:
January 27, 2011
to
January 11, 2012
Data Citation
Fountain, A.G., Doran, P.T.
2014
.
Garwood Valley Meteorological Station Measurements, 2010-2011
.
Environmental Data Initiative. DOI:
10.6073/pasta/336320c070f2d5c61a093e6bec8fbca8
.
Dataset accessed 17 February 2025.
Dataset(s)
Description:
GADM 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 = See Comments
AIRTMAX
Label:
Definition:
Maximum 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
AIRTMIN
Label:
Definition:
Minimum 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:
GADM_AIRT.csv
(1.32 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
PAR
Label:
Definition:
Photosynthetically active radiation
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
micromols/second/meter2
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See comments
SWRADIN
Label:
Definition:
Incoming shortwave radiation/solar flux
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
900
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See comments
SWRADOUT
Label:
Definition:
Outgoing shortwave radiation/solar flux
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
W/m2
Maximum:
900
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See comments
RADN_COMMENTS
Label:
radiation comments
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of radiation
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GADM_RADN.csv
(2.34 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 the Garwood Valley meteorology station
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Date Time
Definition:
Date and time when the sample was acquired
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
Missing values:
None specified
RH
Label:
Definition:
The relative humidity, in a percent from 0 (all dry) to 100 (saturated wet)
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
dimensionless
Maximum:
100
Minimum:
0
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
NULL = See Comments
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:
GADM_RH.csv
(1.43 MB)
Description:
Soil_Temperature_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
SOILT0CM
Label:
Definition:
Soil temperature at 0 cm depth
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
celsius
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.01
Missing values:
Null = See comments
SOILT5CM
Label:
Definition:
Soil temperature at 5 cm depth
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
celsius
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.01
Missing values:
Null = See comments
SOILT10CM
Label:
Definition:
Soil temperature at 10 cm depth
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
celsius
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.01
Missing values:
Null = See comments
SOILT_COMMENTS
Label:
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of SOILT
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GADM_SOILT.csv
(1.52 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 = See Comments
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 = See Comments
WSPD
Label:
Definition:
Wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See Comments
WSPDMAX
Label:
Definition:
Maximum wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See Comments
WSPDMIN
Label:
Definition:
Minimum wind speed
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
metersPerSecond
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
Null = See Comments
WIND_COMMENTS
Label:
Definition:
Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of WIND
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
File:
GADM_WIND.csv
(1.77 MB)
Short name:
GADM
Dataset ID:
7021
People
Principal Investigator(s):
Andrew G. Fountain
Peter T. Doran
Contact:
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Associated Personnel:
Field Crew
Maciej K. Obryk
Field Crew
Thomas Nylen
Data Manager
Inigo San Gil
Related
Related publications:
McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER): LTER automatic weather network (LAWN)