McMurdo Ice Shelf AWS data

An automatic weather station was operated on the McMurdo Ice Shelf near Pegasus Air Strip for 365 days from 24 January 2016 to 22 January 2017. The sensors consisted of temperature/RH at 2 m and 8 m (above surface), wind speed at 2 m and 8 m, 4-component radiometer, and wind direction. Time series p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Banwell, Alison, Macayeal, Douglas R.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center 2018
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15784/601106
http://www.usap-dc.org/view/dataset/601106
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Summary:An automatic weather station was operated on the McMurdo Ice Shelf near Pegasus Air Strip for 365 days from 24 January 2016 to 22 January 2017. The sensors consisted of temperature/RH at 2 m and 8 m (above surface), wind speed at 2 m and 8 m, 4-component radiometer, and wind direction. Time series provides averages for every 30 minutes of a 30 second sample scheme.