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| Data Table: | Air_Temperature_Units
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| Data Table: | Relative_Humidity_Units
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| Data Table: | Solar_Radiation_Units
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| Data Table: | Wind_Measurement_Units
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Short Name: | upper_howard_met |
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| Schema Name: | http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/met_results.jsp |
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You can build your own query for all the data in this station using the URL http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/met_results.jsp
and the described parameters, or you can just visit the URL http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/met_queries.jsp and simply use the form to build your
own metereology query from any McMurdo Dry Valleys Metereological station
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Here is an example to query for the barometric pressure from March 1998 to April 2000 at Lake Hoare:
http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/met_results.jsp?begDate=03/01/1998&endDate=04/01/2000&mask=MM/DD/YYYY%20HH24:Mi&metStation=HOEM&dataType=PRESSTA
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variable (dataType) abbreviations list for Upper Howard Station - UHDM
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RH (relative humidity at 3m)
AIRT (air temp at 3m)
RADN (radiation)
ICET (ice temperature)
SNOW (snow temperature)
WIND (wind speed, direction, etc)
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| Desired begin date for the data, use format MM/DD/YYYY |
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| Desired End Date for the data query |
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| Associated Date format for the data record. (I.e, a mask value that works here is
MM/DD/YYYY HH24:Mi or - decimal - for a decimal year) |
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| Code Name for the metereological station from which the data is asked, for this station is upperhoward - UHDM |
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| variable abbreviation for the parameter of interest, such as wind speed or air temperature. For a list of the used abbreviations, see the description section above |
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| Data Set Owner(s): |
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Individual: | Andrew G. Fountain |
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| Department of Geology, |
| 17 Cramer Hall, |
| 1721 SW Broadway, |
| Portland State University , |
| Portland, OR 97207-0751
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| Metadata Provider(s): |
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Organization: | McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER |
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| Byrd Polar Research Center , |
| 108 Scott Hall, |
| 1090 Carmack Rd, |
| Columbus, OH 43210-1002 USA |
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| Associated Party: |
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Individual: | Hassan Basagic |
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| Department of Geology, |
| Portland State University , |
| Portland, OR 97207-0751
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| Abstract: |
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As part of the Long Term Ecological Research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, meteorological
data was collected from various locations throughout Beacon, Taylor, Wright and Victoria Valleys. These files contain data
for the Upper Howard Glacier meteorology station.
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- meteorology
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- temperature
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- air temperature
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- snow temperature
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- wind
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- relative humidity
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- solar radiation
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| Additional Information: |
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| Comments |
Meteorological data is collected year-round at each of the stations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
After retrieving this data (usually every January), the parameters that are recorded are processed from level 0 (raw) to level
1 (processed, provided on the web). The raw data file descriptions and task lists summarize what was done to get from
level 0 to level 1 found at the following address:
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/tasks/task_lists.htm
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| Station no longer active! |
The Upper Howard Meteorological Station was removed on November 8, 2004.
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| Citations |
Doran, Peter T., Gayle L. Dana, Jordan T. Hastings and Robert A. Wharton, Jr.
1995. McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER): LTER automatic weather network
(LAWN). Antarctic Journal of the U.S. 30(5): 276-280.
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| Notes |
Data contained in these files has been subjected to quality
control standards imposed by the investigator. The user of this data should be
aware that, while efforts have been taken to ensure that these data are of the
highest quality, there is no guarantee of perfection for the data contained
herein and the possibility of errors exists. If you encounter questionable data,
please contact the MCM LTER data manager (telephone: 303-492-4639) so that the
data can be corrected or qualified. Thus, these data may be modified and future
data will be appended.
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| License and Usage Rights: |
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| MCM LTER data may be used freely with the following restrictions: |
The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.
The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications.
A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to the McMurdo data manager and principal investigator.
The end-user follow the guidelines set forth in the LTER Network Data Access Policy, Data Access Requirements, and General Data Use Agreement found at http://www.mcmlter.org/data_guidelines.htm
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| Geographic Coverage: |
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Geographic Description: | The Upper Howard Glacier meteorology station is located
at a latitude of -77.686 S, a longitude of 163.145 E, and an elevation
of ~900 meters above sea level. Descriptions of this and other McMurdo Dry
Valley meteorology stations can be found at
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/locations/metlocs.html
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Bounding Coordinates:
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| West: | 163.14505 degrees
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| East: | 163.145 degrees
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| North: | -77.686 degrees
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| South: | -77.68605 degrees
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Mimimum Altitude: | 905 meter |
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Maximum Altitude: | 900 meter |
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| Contact: |
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Organization: | McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER |
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Position: | Data Manager |
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| Byrd Polar Research Center , |
| 108 Scott Hall, |
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Organization: | McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER |
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| Byrd Polar Research Center , |
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| Methods Info: |
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Description:
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The Upper Howard Glacier meteorological station was added to the McMurdo Dry Valley network in the
2001-2002 field season in Taylor Valley and removed November 8, 2004.
The station was set up to sample sensors every 30 seconds and send summary
statistics (for example, averages and maximums) to solid-state storage modules
every 15 minutes. This has resulted in approximately 20 values being recorded
for final storage in every output interval.
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Sampling Coverage:
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| Geographic Coverage: |
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Geographic Description: | The Upper Howard Glacier meteorology station wass located
at a latitude of -77.686 S, a longitude of 163.145 E, and an elevation
of ~900 meters above sea level. Descriptions of this and other McMurdo Dry
Valley meteorology stations can be found at
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/locations/metlocs.html
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Bounding Coordinates:
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| West: | 163.14505 degrees
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| East: | 163.145 degrees
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| North: | -77.686 degrees
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| South: | -77.68605 degrees
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Mimimum Altitude: | 905 meter |
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Maximum Altitude: | 900 meter |
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Sampling Description:
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| Sampling and Averaging Intervals |
For Sampling frequency and Data Logger output and averaging intervals please visit:
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/methods/Interval_Dates.pdf
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| Seasonal Task Summary |
To view the data post-processing steps for each season please visit:
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/tasks/task_lists.htm
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