Dawson, H P (2010): (Page 2-97) Monthly mean surface meteorology at station Fort Rae [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.548945
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Dawson, H P (1886): Observations of the International Polar Expeditions, 1882-83. Fort Rae. Trübner & Co, 57 & 58, Ludgate Hill, London, 326 pp, hdl:10013/epic.28628.d001
Coverage:
Latitude: 62.647400 * Longitude: -115.818000
Date/Time Start: 1882-09-30T23:59:00 * Date/Time End: 1883-08-31T23:59:00
Minimum Elevation: -1000.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 161.5 m
Event(s):
Comment:
The elevation of the station was not determined. The heights of the instruments were only given in feet above the Great Slave Lake. The elevation was calculated by adding this information to the elevation above sea-level of the lake as provided by Statistics Canada [http://www.statcan.ca].
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | Station pressure, monthly mean | PoPoPoPo month m | hPa | Dawson, H P | Barometer (BARO) | height above sea level 5.49 m (18 feet); original data in [mm Hg] calculated to [hPa] by a factor of 1.315789 |
| 3 | Temperature, air, monthly mean | TTT monthly m | °C | Dawson, H P | Thermometer | height above ground 1.78 m (5 feet 10 inches) |
| 4 | Vapour tension, monthly mean | e month m | hPa | Dawson, H P | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | height above ground 5.49 m (18 feet); original data in [mm Hg] calculated to [hPa] by a factor of 1.315789 |
| 5 | Humidity, relative, monthly mean | RH month m | % | Dawson, H P | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | height above ground 5.49 m (18 feet) |
| 6 | Wind speed, monthly mean | ff month m | m/s | Dawson, H P | Anemometer | |
| 7 | Cloud cover, monthly mean | Cloud cov m mean | % | Dawson, H P | Visual observation | original data given in tenth |
| 8 | Precipitation, monthly total | Precip m total | mm | Dawson, H P | Rain gauge | height above ground 0.32 m (1 feet) |
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Size:
84 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 PoPoPoPo month m [hPa] | 3 TTT monthly m [°C] | 4 e month m [hPa] | 5 RH month m [%] | 6 ff month m [m/s] | 7 Cloud cov m mean [%] | 8 Precip m total [mm] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882-09 | 978.76 | 6.88 | 7.76 | 77.49 | 2.98 | 59.40 | 10.9 |
| 1882-10 | 942.79 | 0.28 | 5.13 | 81.49 | 2.78 | 77.21 | 25.7 |
| 1882-11 | 978.11 | -12.61 | 1.79 | 66.43 | 2.38 | 74.38 | 27.0 |
| 1882-12 | 950.90 | -25.33 | 0.70 | 84.27 | 1.50 | 57.01 | 14.4 |
| 1883-01 | 956.49 | -31.41 | 0.35 | 69.07 | 1.41 | 40.23 | 4.9 |
| 1883-02 | 1058.30 | -25.97 | 0.82 | 86.60 | 2.52 | 57.01 | 19.2 |
| 1883-03 | 956.88 | -21.14 | 0.81 | 75.15 | 2.03 | 34.95 | 0.9 |
| 1883-04 | 980.27 | -7.03 | 2.85 | 71.26 | 2.33 | 57.68 | 3.9 |
| 1883-05 | 951.08 | 2.43 | 5.28 | 67.18 | 2.35 | 51.16 | 6.0 |
| 1883-06 | 976.32 | 10.85 | 8.96 | 69.87 | 2.55 | 64.39 | 14.3 |
| 1883-07 | 945.78 | 15.60 | 11.43 | 64.36 | 2.66 | 63.40 | 18.8 |
| 1883-08 | 945.86 | 13.01 | 11.14 | 72.98 | 2.47 | 63.46 | 30.6 |