Ray, P H; Hazen, W B (2010): (Page 204-331) Daily mean surface meteorology at station Point Barrow [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.548983, In: Ray, PH; Hazen, WB (2010): Environmental observations from Point Barrow during the first International Polar Year 1882/83 (digitized tables) [dataset publication series]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.704463
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Ray, P H; Hazen, W B (1885): Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska. Washington: Government Printing Office, 695 pp, hdl:10013/epic.30581.d001
Coverage:
Latitude: 71.280000 * Longitude: -156.750000
Date/Time Start: 1881-10-18T23:59:00 * Date/Time End: 1883-08-27T23:59:00
Minimum Elevation: 5.2 m * Maximum Elevation: 5.2 m
Event(s):
Point_Barrow * Latitude: 71.280000 * Longitude: -156.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1882-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1883-08-27T00:00:00 * Elevation: 5.2 m * Location: United States of America * Campaign: IPY-1 (International Polar Year 1881-1884) * Method/Device: Observation (OBSE)
Comment:
The station was operational on October 18, 1881. Time = Washington Mean Time (correction for mean local time -5h 17m). The thermometer shelter was installed on the north side of the station building and consisted of wooden louvers on three exposed sides with an additional screen of seal-skin above and below. The shelter was 16 feet long and 4 feet broad, with a walrus hide roof.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | Station pressure, daily mean | PoPoPoPo day m | hPa | Ray, P H | Barometer (BARO) | height above sea level 5.18 m (17 feet); original data in [in Hg] calculated to [hPa] by a factor of 33.86389 |
| 3 | Temperature, air, daily mean | TTT day m | °C | Ray, P H | Thermometer | height above ground 1.22 m (4 feet); original data in [deg F] calculated to [deg C]: [(F) - 32)] x 0.555556 = (C) |
| 4 | Humidity, relative, daily mean | RH day m | % | Ray, P H | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | height above ground 1.22 m (4 feet) |
| 5 | Wind speed, daily mean | ff day m | m/s | Ray, P H | Anemometer | height above ground 6.4 m (21 feet); original data in [miles/hour] calculated to [m/sec] by a factor of 0.44704 |
| 6 | Cloud cover, daily mean | Cloud cov day m | % | Ray, P H | Visual observation | original data given in tenth |
| 7 | Precipitation, daily total | Precip day total | mm | Ray, P H | Rain gauge | original data in [inches] calculated to [mm] by a factor of 25.4 |
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