Herber, Andreas (2005): Meteorological synoptical observations from station Ny-Alesund (1993-01). Alfred Wegener Institute - Research Unit Potsdam, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271757
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Other version:
Herber, Andreas (1993): BSRN Station-to-archive file for station Ny-Ålesund (1993-01). ftp://ftp.bsrn.awi.de/nya/nya0193.dat.gz
Project(s):
Coverage:
Latitude: 78.925000 * Longitude: 11.930000
Date/Time Start: 1993-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-01-31T21:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 11.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 11.0 m
Event(s):
NYA (Ny-Ålesund) * Latitude: 78.925000 * Longitude: 11.930000 * Date/Time: 1992-08-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 11.0 m * Location: Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen * Campaign: WCRP/GEWEX * Method/Device: Monitoring station (MONS) * Comment: BSRN station no: 11; Surface type: tundra; Topography type: mountain valley, rural; Horizon: doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.669522; Station scientist: Marion.Maturilli@awi.de
Comment:
On 2016-07-06 some corrections on the wind speed were made for this dataset. The old version is available at: ftp://ftp.bsrn.awi.de/nya/OldVersions_2016-07-06_oldSYNOPS/
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Herber, Andreas | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Cloud base height | h | code | Herber, Andreas | Ceilometer | |
| 3 | Horizontal visibility | VV | code | Herber, Andreas | Visibility sensor | |
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Herber, Andreas | Anemometer | |
| 5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | Herber, Andreas | Anemometer | |
| 6 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Herber, Andreas | Thermometer | |
| 7 | Dew/frost point | TdTdTd | °C | Herber, Andreas | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | |
| 8 | Pressure, atmospheric | PPPP | hPa | Herber, Andreas | Barometer (BARO) | Station pressure reduced to sea level |
| 9 | Characteristic of barometric tendency | a | code | Herber, Andreas | Barometer (BARO) | |
| 10 | Amount of barometric tendency | ppp | hPa | Herber, Andreas | Barometer (BARO) | |
| 11 | Present weather | ww | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 12 | Past weather1 | W1 | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 13 | Past weather2 | W2 | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 14 | Low cloud | CL | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 15 | Middle cloud | CM | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 16 | High cloud | CH | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 17 | Total cloud amount | N | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 18 | Low/middle cloud amount | Nh | code | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation | |
| 19 | Temperature, air, maximum | TxTxTx | °C | Herber, Andreas | Thermometer | |
| 20 | Temperature, air, minimum | TnTnTn | °C | Herber, Andreas | Thermometer | |
| 21 | Whiteout yes/no | 96111 | y/n | Herber, Andreas | Visual observation |
Size:
1894 data points