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Description

The NOAA Regional Surface Data - 1989 (NCDC) Data Set contains hourly surface meteorological data for the FIFE area. Though the measurements presented in this data set were not taken precisely at the FIFE study area, it is hypothesized that they present a representative horizontal cross-section of meteorological variables and sky conditions in and around the site. It is also realized that many of the variables presented in this data set are somewhat subjective and dependent on the skill (and biases) of the observer, such as estimates of cloud amount and height. This data may be used as input data and/or verification data for numerical simulation models.

Product Summary

Platforms
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
Instruments
ANEMOMETERS,
ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR,
DRY BULB THERMOMETERS,
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS,
WET BULB THERMOMETERS
Spatial Extent
N: 40.85 S: 37.62 E: -95.48 W: -97.87
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1988-10-01 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2980787683-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

LUTZ, R. J. (1994). Surface Meteorology Data: NCDC (FIFE). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/122 Date Accessed: 2025-06-29

Additional Citation

Lutz, R. J. 1994. Surface Meteorology Data: NCDC (FIFE). Data set. Available on -line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Also published in D. E. Strebel, D. R. Landis, K. F. Huemmrich, and B. W. Meeson (eds.), Collected Data of the First ISLSCP Field Experiment, Vol. 1: Surface Observations and Non-Image Data Sets. CD-ROM. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A. (available from http://www.daac.ornl.gov). doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/122

Documents

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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