Dawson, H P (2010): (Page 2-97) Hourly meteorological observations at the polar station Fort Rae [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.610128
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Related to:
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: 1882-09-01T01:00:00 * 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 | PoPoPoPo | 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 | TTT | °C | Dawson, H P | Thermometer | height above ground 1.78 m (5 feet 10 inches) |
| 4 | Vapour tension | e | 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 | RH | % | Dawson, H P | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | height above ground 5.49 m (18 feet) |
| 6 | Wind direction description | Wind dir descr | Dawson, H P | Anemometer | ||
| 7 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Dawson, H P | Calculated from wind direction description | |
| 8 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | Dawson, H P | Anemometer | |
| 9 | Cloud cover | Cloud cov | % | Dawson, H P | Visual observation | original data given in tenth |
| 10 | Cloud type | Cloud type | Dawson, H P | Visual observation | ||
| 11 | Cloud direction description | Cloud dir descr | Dawson, H P | Visual observation | ||
| 12 | Cloud direction | Cloud dir | deg | Dawson, H P | Calculated from cloud direction description | |
| 13 | Hydrometeor | Hydrometeor | code | Dawson, H P | Visual observation | |
| 14 | Precipitation, daily total | Precip day total | mm | Dawson, H P | Rain gauge | height above ground 0.32 m (1 feet) |
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