Microclimate data from Mars Oasis, 2000-2019
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01305
Abstract:
Microclimate data collected hourly at Mars Oasis, for 13 climatic variables via automatic data loggers, from 2000-2019. Data is not available across the entire temporal range for all variables. NERC funded under the British Antarctic Survey National Capability programme, Polar Science for Planet Earth.
Citation:
Convey, P., Newsham, K., Geissler, P., Massey, A., & Jobson, M. (2020). Microclimate data from Mars Oasis, 2000-2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/665f8055-8f82-4395-92de-c29ac9d30b23
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License
| Use: | This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/. |
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Basic Information
| Creation Date: | 2020-02-11 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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Additional Information
| Quality: | Missing values are included where data was not recorded, or where values indicating malfunctioning equipment have been removed. No extensive quality control or verification has been undertaken. Due to the harsh conditions in Mars Oasis, data has not been recorded continually across the period. The mast was knocked over in May 2002 leading to the loss of data. The logger was restarted in November 2002. The exact locations of sensors within the soil does change over time due to environmental conditions, so depths recorded are a guide. |
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| Lineage/Methodology: | Microclimate data was recorded at Mars Oasis. Data was automatically collected and recorded on an hourly basis. 13 climatic variables were recorded: wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, solar irradiance, relative humidity, UVA, UVB, temperature at 6 different depths. | |
Extent
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2000-11-26 |
| End Date | 2019-12-31 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -71.87917 |
| Northernmost | -71.87917 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -68.25 |
| Easternmost | -68.25 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Mars Oasis, Alexander Island |
Instrumentation
| Data Collection: | Variables: wind speed, wind direction. Sensor: Young 05103. Sensor location: on mast at 3m. Variables: air temperature, relative humidity. Sensor: Rotronic MP013A. Sensor location: on mast at 2m. Variable: UVA. Sensor: Delta-T UV2/BP. Variable: UVB. Sensor: Delta-T UV2/AP Variable: pyranometer. Sensor: Skye SKS1110. Sensor location: on mast at 3m. |
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Storage
| Data Storage: | The data is one file in csv format |
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