Upper Howard Meteorological Station Monthly Averages (2001-2004)

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 Upper Howard Glacier meteorology station monthly averages, as derived from the 15-min high-frequency data. The Upper Howard Glacier meteorological station was added to the McMurdo Dry Valley network in the 2001-2002 field season in Taylor Valley and removed November 8, 2004.

Date Range:

November 1, 2001 to January 31, 2004

Data Citation

Fountain, A.G., Doran, P.T. 2016. Upper Howard Meteorological Station Monthly Averages (2001-2004). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/ec69fdf047f80b47f33a3bfb49667577. Dataset accessed 23 April 2024.

Dataset(s)

Description:

Description and details of the spreadsheet containing monthly averages of the Upper Howard Met station

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/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

AVG_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 = Comments of 15min data

STD_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Standard deviation 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

MIN_AIRT3M

Label:
Definition: Minimum 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 monthly 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

File:

UHDM_AIRT_MONTHLY.csv (2.92 KB)

Description:

Description and details of the spreadsheet containing solar radiation monthly averages of the Upper Howard Met station

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/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

AVG_SWRADIN

Label:
Definition: Average for the short wave incoming radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

STD_SWRADIN

Label:
Definition: Standard deviation for the short wave incoming radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MIN_SWRADIN

Label:
Definition: Minimum value of the short wave incoming radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MAX_SWRADIN

Label:
Definition: Maximum incoming shortwave radiation based on applying instrument-specific multiplier
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m2
Maximum: 400
Minimum: -5
Precision: 0.1
Missing values:
- Null = None given

N_SWRADIN

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

AVG_SWRADOUT

Label:
Definition: Average for the short wave outbound radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

STD_SWRADOUT

Label:
Definition: standard devation of the the short wave outbound radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MIN_SWRADOUT

Label:
Definition: Minimum the short wave outbound radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

MAX_SWRADOUT

Label:
Definition: Maximum soil temperature at 10 cm depth
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: W/m^2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: 0.01
Missing values:
- Null = None given

N_SWRADOUT

Label:
Definition: Number of observations the short wave outbound radiation
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

UHDM_RADN_MONTHLY.csv (3.38 KB)

Description:

Description and details of the spreadsheet containing RH monthly averages of the Upper Howard Met station

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/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

AVG_RH

Label: Monthly mean RH
Definition: Monthly 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 monthly RH distribution
Definition: The standard deviation for the distribution of monthly 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 monthly 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 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 monthly stats.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

File:

UHDM_RH_MONTHLY.csv (2.88 KB)

Description:

Monthly averages for the wind speed at the Upper Howard met station - description of the spreadsheet container, units used and other details

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: 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

File:

UHDM_WIND_MONTHLY.csv (2.54 KB)

Short name:

Upper Howard Monthlies

Dataset ID:

7214

People

Principal Investigator(s):

Andrew G. Fountain

Peter T. Doran

Contact:

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER

Associated Personnel:

Field Crew

Data Manager

Methodology

Maintenance:

The Upper Howard Meteorological Station was removed on November 8, 2004. (Moved to Blood Falls)

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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 found at the following address:

http://mcmlter.lternet.edu/data/meteorology/tasks/task_lists.htm

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