AIRS observations of DomeC in Antarctica and comparison with Automated Weather Stations (AWS)

• Main Authors: Aumann, Hartmut H., Gregorich, Dave, Broberg, Steve
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2006. 2007
• Subjects: infrared; atmospheric; sounding; climates; Antarctic; Concordia Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/40272

We compare the surface temperatures at Dome Concordia (DomeC) deduced from AIRS data and two Automatic Weather Stations at Concordia Station: AWS8989, which has been in operation since December 1996, and AWS.it, for which data are available between January and November 2005. The AWS8989 readings are...