Continuous meteorological observations at station Ny-Ålesund, 1993-08 to 2011-07 ...

• Main Authors: Maturilli, Marion, Herber, Andreas, König-Langlo, Gert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2013
• Subjects: Monitoring station; AWIPEV_based; AWIPEV; Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI AWI_Meteo; Arctic; Ny Ålesund; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.793046; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.793046

A consistent meteorological dataset of the Arctic site Ny-Ålesund (11.9° E, 78.9° N) spanning the 18 yr-period 1 August 1993 to 31 July 2011 is presented. Instrumentation and data handling of temperature, humidity, wind and pressure measurements are described in detail. Monthly mean values are shown for all years to illustrate the interannual variability of the different parameters. Climatological mean values are given for temperature, humidity and pressure. From the climatological dataset, we also present the time series of annual mean temperature and humidity, revealing a temperature increase of +1.35 K per decade and an increase in water vapor mixing ratio of +0.22 g/kg per decade for the given time period, respectively. With the continuation of the presented measurements, the Ny-Ålesund high resolution time series will provide a reliable source to monitor Arctic change and retrieve trends in the future.The relevant data are provided in high temporal resolution as averages over 5 (1) min before (after) 14 ... : Supplement to: Maturilli, Marion; Herber, Andreas; König-Langlo, Gert (2013): Climatology and time series of surface meteorology in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Earth System Science Data, 5(1), 155-163 ...