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Schmithüsen, Holger; Raeke, Andreas; Wenzel, Julia (2025): Meteorological observations during POLARSTERN cruise PS135/2 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.987923 (DOI registration in progress), In: Schmithüsen, Holger; König-Langlo, Gert (2025): Meteorological observations during POLARSTERN cruises (ANT-I/1 et seq) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987506

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Published: 2025-12-12

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Abstract:
The meteorological observatory Polarstern issues synoptical reports every 3 hours during times of ship operation. The reports are distritubed via global networks of the World Meteorological Organisation. When designated weather observers are onboard manual observations are included in the reports. For times that are not covered by an observer automatic reports are issued. All observations are made in compliance with standards of the World Meteorological Organisation and those of the German Weather Service (DWD). This dataset compiles all synoptical reports issued during Polarstern cruise PS135/2.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.249541 * Median Longitude: -11.787156 * South-bound Latitude: 16.900000 * West-bound Longitude: -25.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 53.900000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.600000
Date/Time Start: 2023-03-28T18:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-04-11T06:00:00
Minimum ALTITUDE: 25 m * Maximum ALTITUDE: 25 m
Event(s):
PS135/2-track * Latitude Start: 16.887540 * Longitude Start: -25.009286 * Latitude End: 53.568623 * Longitude End: 8.549712 * Date/Time Start: 2023-03-28T18:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-04-11T03:43:29 * Campaign: PS135/2 (WASCAL-II; Floating-Uni) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Mindelo - Bremerhaven
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeSchmithüsen, HolgerGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeSchmithüsen, HolgerGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeSchmithüsen, HolgerGeocode
ALTITUDEAltitudemSchmithüsen, HolgerGeocode
Cloud base heighthcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerCeilometer (CEIL)
Horizontal visibilityVVcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisibility sensor
Wind directiondddegSchmithüsen, HolgerAnemometer
Wind speedffm/sSchmithüsen, HolgerAnemometer
Temperature, airTTT°CSchmithüsen, HolgerThermometer
10 Dew/frost pointTdTdTd°CSchmithüsen, HolgerHygrometer (HYGRO)
11 Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaSchmithüsen, HolgerBarometer (BARO)
12 Characteristic of barometric tendencyacodeSchmithüsen, HolgerBarometer (BARO)
13 Amount of barometric tendencyppphPaSchmithüsen, HolgerBarometer (BARO)
14 Present weatherwwcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
15 Past weather1W1codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
16 Past weather2W2codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
17 Low cloudCLcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
18 Middle cloudCMcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
19 High cloudCHcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
20 Total cloud amountNcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
21 Low/middle cloud amountNhcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
22 Mean ships courseDscodeSchmithüsen, Holger
23 Mean ships speedVscodeSchmithüsen, Holger
24 Temperature, waterTemp°CSchmithüsen, HolgerThermometer
25 Wave periodPwPwsSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
26 Height of wavesHwHwcodeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
27 Direction of first swell wavesdw1dw1codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
28 Height of first swell wavesHw1Hw1codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
29 Periode of first swell wavesPw1Pw1sSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
30 Direction of second swell wavesdw2dw2codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
31 Height of second swell wavesHw2Hw2codeSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
32 Period of second swell wavesPw2Pw2sSchmithüsen, HolgerVisual observation
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1910 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Altitude [m]

h [code]

VV [code]

dd [deg]

ff [m/s]

TTT [°C]
10 
TdTdTd [°C]
11 
PPPP [hPa]
12 
a [code]
13 
ppp [hPa]
14 
ww [code]
15 
W1 [code]
16 
W2 [code]
17 
CL [code]
18 
CM [code]
19 
CH [code]
20 
N [code]
21 
Nh [code]
22 
Ds [code]
23 
Vs [code]
24 
Temp [°C]
25 
PwPw [s]
26 
HwHw [code]
27 
dw1dw1 [code]
28 
Hw1Hw1 [code]
29 
Pw1Pw1 [s]
30 
dw2dw2 [code]
31 
Hw2Hw2 [code]
32 
Pw2Pw2 [s]
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