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GCIP/GIST: Surface Hourly Surface Composite

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Summary

The GCIP/GIST Hourly Surface Composite contains data from several networks: Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), Oklahoma Mesonet, DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM), Southern Great Plains, Wind Profiler Demonstration Network, High Plains Climate network, and NCDC Surface Aviation Observation (SAO) sites. Data from 343 stations were reformatted, merged, and quality controlled to form this composite. These data files are available as ASCII text files and netCDF data files.

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VD6WRQ
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	VORTEX: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 94 GCIP/GIST: GCIP Integrated Systems Test
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Automated Surface Observing System - ASOS Automated Weather Observing System - AWOS Mesoscale Meteorological Network - Mesonet Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD CEILING DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	Note_on_NetCDF_Data_File_Variable_Units.pdf [65 KiB] sfc60c.txt [17 KiB] WMO-0-20-003-present-weather.csv [38 KiB] WMO-0-20-011-cloud-amount.csv [3 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL VORTEX 1994 website info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/GIST EOL Homepage info: Sample Plot Code info: 35713-manual-on-codes-volume-i-1-international-codes

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1994-04-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1994-08-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -107.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. GCIP/GIST: Surface Hourly Surface Composite. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VD6WRQ. Accessed 29 Apr 2025.

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