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Local Area Coverage (LAC) NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellite Observational Data
These are high resolution (1 km) recorded Local Area Coverage National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar orbiting satellite observations from a period in 2000 and from late 2003... -
Palmer Station Waterwall data, 2016-present (ongoing).
These data should not be used for scientific analyses. The pump system that carries seawater to the waterwall instrument has had multiple intakes at different depths which can cause unexpected... -
USAP Antarctic Field Camp Observations, 1999-present (ongoing).
The following files are climatology data from years 1998 to present for several field camps around the continent. The data includes temperature (degrees C), visibility (hours), weather situation... -
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station climatology data, 1957-present (ongoing).
This dataset contains the local climatological data (LCD) files for Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. These files are available for the period of record of January 1957 until present. The... -
Daily observational data collected by two NSF research vessels in the Antarctic Ocean, 1994-present (ongoing).
These datasets are derived from the daily situation reports of two National Science Foundation-operated research vessels, R/V Laurence M. Gould (1994-present) and R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer... -
Palmer Station Automated Tide Data System, 1993-present (ongoing).
Each data file follows the naming convention YYMMDDTHHMMSS.txt where YY = Year MM = Month DD = Day T = Tide HH = Hour (UTC) MM = Minute SS = Second There are few times over the history of this... -
Palmer Station Snowstake observational data, 2006-present (ongoing).
Through 2016, all Snowstake measurements were made from a single Snowstake located between the Aquariums and the Pump House. A measurement was made once a day. Due to the location near the... -
Palmer Station Automated Weather Data System observational data, 2001-present (ongoing).
This system also referred to as PAWS to differentiate between the previous system “PALMOS” located on Gamage Point. Yearly directories contain monthly subdirectories with files containing daily... -
Palmer Station climatology summary data, 1989-present (ongoing).
For the period 1999 on, summaries were checked for math errors, transcription errors, typos, misread graphs, and coding and data entry inconsistencies. For the period before 1999, a much more... -
Palmer Station CLIMAT surface observational data, 2007-present (ongoing).
Each yearly directory contains monthly CLIMAT messages in ASCII text format. Wind speeds and gusts had to be corrected between 2/28/2019 17:56 UTC - 11/20/2019 16:17 UTC due to the wrong propeller... -
Automatic Weather Station acoustic depth gauge data, 2008 - present (ongoing).
These files contain acoustic depth gauge data for a number of AMRC automatic weather station sites. This data is not quality-controlled. The column order is as follows: Argos_ID Day_of_the_Month... -
McMurdo Weather Office Automatic Weather Station Data, 2002 - present (ongoing).
These files contain monthly text-based observational data that is made available by automatic weather stations (AWS) maintained by the McMurdo Weather Office at McMurdo Station, Ross Island,... -
Automatic Weather Station climat surface messages, 2006 - present (ongoing).
These files are CLIMAT surface messages, created from a subset of AWS sites from the UW-Madison AWS network. The filenames are named [III]-[YYYY]-[MM].txt, where III is the three-letter code to... -
McMurdo Station Radiosonde Observations, 1956-present (ongoing).
McMurdo Station’s Radiosonde/Rawinsonde (Weather Balloon) observation data contained in this record comes in several formats, all are ASCII text unless otherwise noted: 1956-1982 MMYYYY.ms.txt... -
Year of Polar Prediction in the South Hemisphere: Vernadsky Station observational data, 2022.
These data were measured at Vernadsky Station (Ukraine), Antarctic Peninsula, as part of the Year of Polar Prediction-Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Targeted Observing Period (TOP). They were... -
Reconstruction of Antarctic Near-Surface Air Temperatures at Monthly Intervals Since 1958 (ongoing)
The 2-m air temperature anomalies at monthly intervals for 1958-2022 over Antarctica at 60 km grid spacing are reconstructed based on the methodology of Nicolas and Bromwich (2014; doi:... -
Amundsen-Scott South Pole (NZSP) Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder Cards, 2023
Sunshine cards serve as a physical measure of the sun’s position and strength for a given time and location on Earth. Sunshine cards from South Pole are created with two Campbell-Stokes recorders.... -
NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility/Pilot Balloon Measurements, 2023-2024.
These data files were generated by 30gm Pilot Balloons during testing and during launch attempts by the NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. Average ascent rate assumed to be 600 fpm. Speed... -
Alexander Tall Tower Automatic Weather Station, 2014 quality-controlled observational data.
These files contain monthly observational data that have been quality-controlled using semi-automated computer programs as well as oversight by our staff. The filenames are prefixed with a label... -
Alexander Tall Tower Automatic Weather Station, 2013 quality-controlled observational data.
These files contain monthly observational data that have been quality-controlled using semi-automated computer programs as well as oversight by our staff. The filenames are prefixed with a label... -
Alexander Tall Tower Automatic Weather Station, 2012 quality-controlled observational data.
These files contain monthly observational data that have been quality-controlled using semi-automated computer programs as well as oversight by our staff. The filenames are prefixed with a label... -
Alexander Tall Tower Automatic Weather Station, 2011 quality-controlled observational data.
These files contain monthly observational data that have been quality-controlled using semi-automated computer programs as well as oversight by our staff. The filenames are prefixed with a label... -
Optimized Deployment of Antarctic Surface Weather Observations: Quality Control on Antarctic staffed station observations
Six-hourly synoptic observational data were aqcuired from the years 2008-2012 for thirteen staffed stations across Antarctica (as listed below): Neumayer, Amundsen-Scott, Halley, Bellingshausen,... -
Year of Polar Prediction in the South Hemisphere: Special Observing Period Radiosondes from External Contributors, 2022.
This record contains ASCII text radiosonde launch data files from collaborating Antarctic research stations/vessels as part of the Year of Polar Prediction-Southern Hemisphere Special Observing... -
Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere: WRF forecast model netCDF output from AMPS, 2022.
This contains all WRF forecast model netCDF output from the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) for the 00 UTC and 12 UTC model runs for the months of April through August 2022. Domains:... -
The PANDA automatic weather station network between the coast and Dome A, East Antarctica (1989-2021).
Automatic weather stations have been proved to be a powerful tool for monitoring the near surface meteorological elements of glaciers/caps to determine the surface energy budget, so as to quantify... -
Skomik PCWS unmodified ten-minute observational data, 2022 - present (ongoing).
These files contain instantaneous observations at ten-minute intervals, with either six or eight columns. The data have been taken directly from the originally transmitted hexadecimal data with... -
Sarah PCWS unmodified ten-minute observational data, 2020 - present (ongoing).
These files contain instantaneous observations at ten-minute intervals, with either six or eight columns. The data have been taken directly from the originally transmitted hexadecimal data with... -
Princess Elisabeth Station radiosonde data, 2014-present (ongoing).
Each year contains monthly directories, which in turn contain various data files in .txt, .jpg and .bufr format. Labels include: BUFR Temp Hodograph PE Radiosonde Skew -
List of ongoing Southern Hemisphere observational weather data indices
This list of observation-based Southern Hemisphere data indices was compiled by AMRDC research scientist Linda Keller to provide an overview of ongoing community-approved data providers. This list... -
High-resolution regional Met Office Unified Model (UM) climate model hindcast of the Antarctic Peninsula (1998-2017)
This dataset includes a high-resolution gridded model hindcast simulation of the Antarctic Peninsula during the period 1998-2017, produced using the Met Office Unified Model (UM). Variables... -
Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow (CHABLIS): Meteorological and Atmospheric Chemistry Field Measurements
Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow (CHABLIS) is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Antarctic Funding Initiative (AFI) funded project, aimed at... -
Automatic Weather Station subsurface snow temperature data, 1992-1996.
GISPII AWS (78.58 N, 38.46 W, 3205 m) data for subsurface snow temperatures to a depth of 10 m for the years 1992-1996. Data begins in 1992 on day 170 and data ends in 1996 on day 319. Data is... -
Automatic Weather Station freewave VHF antenna data, 2011-2019.
These files contain Freewave VHF antenna data for Cape Bird, Ferrell, Linda, Lorne, Marble Point, Minna Bluff, Pegasus North, White Island, Willie Field, and Windless Bight starting in 2011. The... -
AntAWS Dataset: A compilation of Antarctic automatic weather station observations.
The compiled dataset of meteorological records from Antarctic automatic weather stations (AntAWS Dataset) is 3-hourly, daily and monthly resolved with quality control. The quality control includes... -
Antarctic satellite composite imagery, 2024.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison creates composite satellite imagery over the Antarctic and adjacent Southern Ocean as a part of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and Antarctic... -
Antarctic satellite composite imagery, 2023.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison creates composite satellite imagery over the Antarctic and adjacent Southern Ocean as a part of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and Antarctic... -
Antarctic satellite composite imagery, 2022.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison creates composite satellite imagery over the Antarctic and adjacent Southern Ocean as a part of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and Antarctic... -
Antarctic satellite composite imagery, 2021.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison creates composite satellite imagery over the Antarctic and adjacent Southern Ocean as a part of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and Antarctic... -
Antarctic satellite composite imagery, 2020.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison creates composite satellite imagery over the Antarctic and adjacent Southern Ocean as a part of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and Antarctic...