Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Other Authors: MCGOWAN, HAMISH (hasPrincipalInvestigator), MCGOWAN, HAMISH (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; EARTH SCIENCE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SOLAR RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; DEW POINT TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; HUMIDITY; SURFACE WINDS; ATMOSPHERIC WINDS; DUNES; BIOSPHERE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATE; DEW POINT; DRY VALLEYS; FROZEN DUNES; GUST SPEED; PRESSURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RH; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SPEED; AWS > Automated Weather System; AWOS > Automated Weather Observing System; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > McMurdo Dry Valleys; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/frozen-dunes-an-valleys-antarctica/699893; https://doi.org/10.4225/15/574BC011C2444; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2386; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2386 See the link below for public details on this project. --- Public Summary from Project --- 'Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctic'. This is a two year study involving scientists from Australia and New Zealand, which aims to use the internal structure of frozen sand dunes to identify climate change in the unique hyper-arid region of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. This metadata record describes data collected from an automatic weather station (AWS) situated in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The download file contains an excel spreadsheet, which provides some general site information about the location of the AWS, as well as ten minute observations from the end of November 2004 to early December 2004. The fields in this dataset are: Date Time Pressure (mbar) Wind Speed (m/s) Gust Speed (m/s) Temperature (degrees C) Wind Direction (degrees) Solar Radiation (W/m^2) Dew Point (degrees C) Relative Humidity (%)