Boundary Layer Meteorology measurements collected from ice stations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012

Note - these data should be used with caution. The chief investigator for the dataset has indicated that a better quality dataset exists, but the AADC have been unable to attain it for archive.


Matlab files containing raw data collected using the program "HC2S3snowwind.CR1" running on Campbell Scientific CR1000 dataloggers. Datalogger "C" was used during all ice stations. On the 8th of October a second mast and logger ("A") were installed on what became the final day of Ice Station 4, and both loggers were deployed at stations 6 and 7, with "C" containing the longer records for each station as it was always installed first and (conditions permitting) left out longer.


The sensors on these masts consist of:

RM Young "Wind Sentry" Vane and Anemometer set (on top of each mast), no serial numbers

Rotronics HC2S3 temperature and relative humidity sensors with standard polyethylene filters


Upper sensor, mast "C": s/n 60837541

Lower sensor, mast "C": s/n 60837536

Upper sensor, mast "A": s/n 60837468

Lower sensor, mast "A": s/n 60834204


RM Young "Wind Sentry" anemometers (without vane) at 3 additional elevations on each mast

Wenglor YHO3NCT8 photoelectric sensors at 4 heights on each mast. The upper sensor and the third sensor from the top were oriented facing up, while the others faced down. The upper three sensors were purchased in 2012, from a batch of these sensors manufactured in a new Eastern European factory while the lowest sensor on each mast came from a lot purchased in 2007, manufactured in Wenglor's German factory and extensively tested for use in snow.


Data contained in these .mat files includes the following variables, with units:


Textdates: CSI formatted dates, UTC except for station 2, which was (accidentally) UTC+12

Datenm: Matlab "datenumber", all UTC except for station 2, which is also UTC+12 hours.

Battvolt: battery voltage

Wptemp: temperature of the Wiring Panel thermister, degrees C

Temp 1: air temperature above approximately 50cm, ventilated HC2S3 rotronics sensor, degrees C

RH1: relative humidity (WRT water) above approximately 50cm, ventilated HC2S3 rotronics sensor, %

Temp 2: air temperature above approximately 200cm, ventilated HC2S3 rotronics sensor, degrees C

RH2: relative humidity (WRT water) above 197cm, ventilated HC2S3 rotronics sensor, %

Snow1: snow particles per 10second interval at approximately 10cm

Snow2: snow particles per 10second interval at approximately 50cm

Snow3: snow particles per 10second interval at approximately 100cm

Snow4: snow particles per 10second interval at approximately 200cm

Wind1: average speed (m/s) at approximately 250cm during 10s interval

Wind1max: maximum speed at approximately 250cm during 10s interval

Wind2: average speed (m/s) at approximately 100cm during 10s interval

Wind2max: maximum speed at approximately 100cm during 10s interval

Wind3: average speed (m/s) at approximately 120cm during 10s interval

Wind3max: maximum speed at approximately 120cm during 10s interval

Wind4: average speed (m/s) at approximately 50cm during 10s interval

Wind4max: maximum speed at approximately 50cm during 10s interval

WindDir: wind direction at approximately 250cm, degrees, relative to mast orientation (needs correction to true)


Measurement heights varied by ice station and by mast being used.

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Identification info

Alternate title
Boundary Layer Meteorology measurements collected from ice stations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012
Date (Publication)
2019-12-23
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.26179/5d2807e4600cc

Originator

Leonard, K.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

LEONARD, KATHERINE
CIRES
University of Colorado
216 UCB
Boulder
Colorado
80309
USA

Collaborator

LEONARD, KATHERINE
CIRES
University of Colorado
216 UCB
Boulder
Colorado
80309
USA
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SIPEX_II_Boundary_Layer_Met

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Oceans

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Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2012-09-27 2012-10-21
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW
Keywords
  • SIPEX
  • SIPEX II
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • ANEMOMETERS
  • HUMIDITY SENSORS
  • TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
  • TEMPERATURE SENSORS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • ACE/CRC
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Resource constraints

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This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

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Other constraints
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Resource constraints

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Linkage
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Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
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This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SIPEX_II_Boundary_Layer_Met when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2019-12-23T00:00:00
Units of distribution
MB
Transfer size
19
Distribution format
  • Matlab

OnLine resource
GET DATA > DIRECT DOWNLOAD

Download point for the data

OnLine resource
PROJECT HOME PAGE

Public information for ASAC project 4073

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

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Statement
Note - these data should be used with caution. The chief investigator for the dataset has indicated that a better quality dataset exists, but the AADC have been unable to attain it for archive. During ice station 6, one of the anemometers ("C3") was not operational on install, but un-froze (problem was likely due to ice buildup from storage in the 'tweens) within 1 hour and the record following that time was in good accord with the expected values for that height, based on the above and below values. Jenny Hutchings, Ted Maksym Rob Massom, and Ernesto Trujillo-Gomez also participated in this data collection effort, but are not primary contacts for the data. Field assistance from various other parties is gratefully appreciated.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2013-02-27 - record created by Dave Connell from a template completed by Katherine Leonard. 2019-07-12 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2019-12-23 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data with Chief Scientist approval.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/SIPEX_II_Boundary_Layer_Met

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

LEONARD, KATHERINE
CIRES
University of Colorado
216 UCB
Boulder
Colorado
80309
USA

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC
Title
Parent Metadata Record
Citation identifier
SIPEX_II

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
549449be-efc4-44c2-83d4-2586499ab5e7

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2019-12-23T12:17:19

Identifier

Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SIPEX_II_Boundary_Layer_Met

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2013-02-26T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2019-12-23

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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