Microclimate data from Anchorage Island, 2001-2009

• Main Authors: Convey, Pete, Newsham, Kevin, Geissler, Paul, Massey, Alison, Jobson, Matt
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation 2020
• Subjects: "EARTH SCIENCE","LAND SURFACE","FROZEN GROUND","SOIL TEMPERATURE"; air temperature; loggers; microclimate; micrometeorological; temperature; Anchorage; Anchorage Island; Antarctic; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/91d75173-6daa-4544-9ea0-bf47c5eff4eb; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01301

Microclimate data collected hourly at Anchorage Island, for 15 climatic variables via automatic data loggers, from 2001-2009. Data is not available across the entire temporal range for all variables. NERC funded under the British Antarctic Survey National Capability programme, Polar Science for Planet Earth. : Microclimate data was recorded at Anchorage Island. Data was automatically collected and recorded on an hourly basis. 15 climatic variables were recorded: wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, solar irradiance, and temperature at 10 different depths. : Variables: wind speed, direction. Sensor: Young 05103. Sensor location: on mast at 3m. Variables: air temperature, relative humidity. Sensor: Rotronic MP103A. Sensor location: on mast at 2m. Variables: pyranometer. Sensor: Skye SKS1110. Sensor location: on mast at 3m. Variables: temperature (all depths). Sensor: Thermistor. : Missing values are included where data was not recorded, or where values indicating malfunctioning equipment have been removed. No extensive quality control or verification has been undertaken. Due to the harsh conditions in Anchorage Island, data has not been recorded continually across the period. The exact locations of sensors within the soil does change over time due to environmental conditions, so depths recorded are a guide.