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ASOS 5-minute Data

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PECAN

Summary

This data set contains the 5-minute resolution observations from the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) network of ~860 stations in the contiguous United States. These data were collected and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI; formerly the National Climatic Data Center). These data are provided as is, NCAR/EOL has conducted no processing or quality control on these data.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3TTW-MJ1C-VK11
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2015-08-06)
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Related projects	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	5 minute
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Automated Surface Observing System - ASOS Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD CEILING DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	ASOS_5minute_readme.pdf [276 KiB] ASOS_Users_Guide_199803.pdf [952 KiB] ASOS_Users_Guide_Appen.pdf [115 KiB] td6401.pdf [109 KiB]
Related links	info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-06-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -66.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: National Centers for Environmental Information <ncei.info@noaa.gov>

Citation

National Centers for Environmental Information. 2015. ASOS 5-minute Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3TTW-MJ1C-VK11. Accessed 12 Oct 2024.

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