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Extreme Antarctic Cold of Late Winter 2023
Extreme cold temperatures were observed in July and August 2023, coinciding with the WINFLY (winter fly-in) period of mid to late August into September 2023, meaning aircraft operations into... -
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... -
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:... -
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... -
Soil Climate Research Station Data - Antarctica
Nine long-term soil-climate stations in Antarctica were set up to study the effects of latitude, elevation, and soil age. Stations monitor soil temperature, soil water content, air temperature,... -
Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center dataset development & stewardship project report, 2023: AntCLIMnow Project, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Starting in 2022, the AMRDC participated in SCAR's AntCLIMnow Project by locating and indexing underutilized Antarctic meteorological datasets to foster collaborative climatological research. This... -
Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center dataset development & stewardship project report, 2022: AntCLIMnow Project, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
In 2022, the AMRDC participated in SCAR's AntCLIMnow Project by locating and indexing underutilized Antarctic meteorological datasets to foster collaborative climatological research. This document... -
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... -
Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere: WRF forecast model GRIB file output from AMPS, 2022.
This contains Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) grib file forecast model output for the 00 UTC and 12 UTC model runs for select days from May... -
Year of Polar Prediction in the South Hemisphere: AEMET-γSREPS model output, 2022.
The data contained here are from the Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia (AEMET) and are part of the Year of Polar Prediction-Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Targeted Observing Period (TOP), with data... -
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... -
The Surface Climatology of the Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica: Automatic Weather Station observational data, 1981 - 2013.
These are the 3-hourly Automatic Weather Station observational files used for Costanza et al. 2016, "The Surface Climatology of the Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica." The full citation for the published... -
Polar Atmospheric River (AR) Scale Forecast Products over Antarctica
A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers”... -
Glacier melt modeling: Wind Speed 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Wind Speed - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document correspond... -
Glacier melt modeling: Wind Direction 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Wind Direction - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document... -
Glacier melt modeling: Short Wave Radiation 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Short Wave Radiation - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document... -
Glacier melt modeling: Relative Humidity 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Relative Humidity - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document... -
Glacier melt modeling: Long Wave Radiation 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Long Wave Radiation - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document... -
Glacier melt modeling: Air Temperature 1996-2011.
This is the data and metadata for modeled Air Temperature - part of six modeled parameters that comprise the Taylor Valley Glacier Melt modeling. Data contained and described in this document... -
CLIVA: CLImatic trends of stratospheric Vortex in Antarctica
The project aims to carry out a climatological analysis of the dynamics and structure of the Antarctic polar stratospheric vortex over the last decade 1993-2003 and its relationship with the 'Ozone... -
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 1957-2011 quality-controlled surface observational data.
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was established by the United States Navy in the austral summer of 1956–1957. This dataset contains the complete record of meteorological observations from the...
