East Siberian Air, Ground Temperature, and Snow Depth Measurements, 1882-1994 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS902 Summary This data set contains historical data for 35 Russian (East Siberian) stations located between approximately 117-145 E and 55-72 N. Data were collected between 1882-1994, but the time period covered by each station and the parameters measured are variable. Daily measurements of snow depth were taken from three snow measuring rods placed in a meteorological enclosure. In individual cases, when the meteorological enclosure was unrepresentative of the surroundings in respect to snow cover formation, the snow measuring rods were placed near the station on a specially selected plot. The daily mean was calculated by averaging the readings from the three rods, rounded to the nearest whole centimeter. If the average was less than 0.5 cm, the mean was considered zero, and if it was greater than or equal to 0.5 cm, it was considered 1 cm. If snow, ice, or melt water was absent at one of the rods, the mean depth was calculated by dividing the sum of the readings by three. The daily data were then averaged at the end of a ten-day period into a single value. This averaging was done three times per month, with the final period in the month containing from eight to 11 days of data, depending on the month. Air and ground temperature measurements were taken with mercury thermometers with high inertiality. Measurements were taken as part of the Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions - Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System (LAII-ATLAS) program. The research project was funded by the Arctic System Sciences (ARCSS) Program, grant numbers OPP-9721347 and OPP-9732126. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS902 * doi:10.5065/D6CN7228 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CN7228 Versions 1.0 Citation Romanovsky, V., Romanovsky, V. 2009. East Siberian Air, Ground Temperature, and Snow Depth Measurements, 1882-1994. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CN7228 Accessed 23 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: daily * Language: English Grant Code 9721347, 9732126 ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Arctic * Meteorology * Snow and Land Ice * Soils * Surface Platforms * Weather Stations Instruments * Snow Measuring Rod * Thermometers GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE Documentation * index.html [23 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AD4E96927/index.html * readme.txt [5 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AD44E5314/readme.txt Related links * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CN7228 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1882-09-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1994-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 71.59 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 55.58 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 116.55 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 145.21 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 Additional contact information * author: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 * originator: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 * principalInvestigator: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 * principalInvestigator: F. Stuart (Terry) Chapin III https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/743 * principalInvestigator: A. Dave McGuire https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/765 * principalInvestigator: Thomas E. Osterkamp https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/789 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS902?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS902?format=isotc211