Global GTS Surface Hourly METAR Observations
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.023

Summary
This data set contains hourly resolution global surface synoptic observations.
The data are in the ASCII METAR format. The data are in hourly files during
the DYNAMO period. These data were collected by NCAR/EOL and are provided as
is, no quality control has been conducted.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 347.023
 * doi:10.26023/FD5V-HBDZ-9G01
   https://doi.org/10.26023/FD5V-HBDZ-9G01

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 National Weather Service (NWS). 2012. DYNAMO: Global GTS Surface Hourly METAR
 Observations. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/FD5V-HBDZ-9G01 Accessed 26 Apr 2024.

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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
 * DYNAMO: Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DYNAMO

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: hourly
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Land Based
 * Surface

Platforms
 * Automated Surface Observing System - ASOS
 * Automated Weather Observing System - AWOS
 * Weather Stations

Instruments
 * Automated Weather System

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE TENDENCY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
 * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES > WEATHER/CLIMATE ADVISORIES > PRESENT WEATHER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION

Documentation
 * WMO_Manual_on_Codes_306_SecA.pdf [235 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/425B51360889/WMO_Manual_on_Codes_306_SecA.pdf

Related links
 * homepage: DYNAMO Home Page
   http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DYNAMO
 * info: DYNAMO Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dynamo/missions/missions.html
 * info: DYNAMO Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dynamo/missions/missions.html
 * info: DYNAMO Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/dynamo-data-policy-and-management

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2011-08-23 20:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2012-07-19 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: National Weather Service (NWS)
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/465

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.023?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.023?format=isotc211