Abstract:
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model output for Larsen Ice Shelf run at 4km resolution. Modelling was carried out to support the Orographic Flows and the Climate of the Antarctic Peninsula (OFCAP) project during the 2010-2011 field season.
Keywords:
WRF, Weather Research and Forecasting, atmospheric climate modelling
| Access Constraints: | Requests for data can be made via the UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) at BAS. |
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| Use Constraints: | These data are governed by the NERC Data Policy. |
| Creation Date: | 2012-02-28 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Philip S Anderson |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr John King |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Thomas Lachlan-Cope |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Andrew Orr |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Gareth Marshall |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Amelie Kirchgaessner |
| Role(s) | Technical Contact, Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Victoria Smith |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Project reference: AFI 10/04: Orographic flows and the climate of the Antarctic Peninsula (OFCAP) |
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| Quality: | No quality control | |
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| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2011-01-11 |
| End Date | 2011-02-05 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -75 |
| Northernmost | -55 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -100 |
| Easternmost | -20 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | 0 km |
| Max Altitude | 100 km |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Data Resolution: | |
| Latitude Resolution | N/A |
| Longitude Resolution | N/A |
| Horizontal Resolution Range | N/A |
| Vertical Resolution | N/A |
| Vertical Resolution Range | N/A |
| Temporal Resolution | 2hr |
| Temporal Resolution Range | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Antarctic Peninsula |
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| Data Collection: | model daily initialized at 12Z. 2-hrly forecasts captured from f18 to f54 |
| Distribution: | |
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| Distribution Media | N/A |
| Distribution Size | 1TB |
| Distribution Format | N/A |
| Fees | See Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Data Policy |
| Data Storage: | These data are currently managed by BAS. In the future BADC may assume responsibility for the dataset. |