The K-transect in west Greenland: Automatic weather station data (1993–2016)

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Paul C. J. P. Smeets, Peter Kuipers Munneke, Dirk van As, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Wim Boot, Hans Oerlemans, Henk Snellen, Carleen H. Reijmer, Roderik S. W. van de Wal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: k-transect; greenland; automatic weather station; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Ela; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2017.1420954; https://doaj.org/article/ef6331fedb024936b3580b389ce0d62b

We present twenty-three years (1993–2016) of automatic weather station (AWS) data, collected along the K-transect near Kangerlussuaq in west Greenland. The transect runs from east to west, roughly perpendicular to the ice sheet edge at about 67° N. The K-transect originated from the Greenland Ice Ma...