Dataset landingpage: GeoBasis Disko - Snow - AWS2-SnowAirTemperature

This is the landing page for a dataset in the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) database. This page embeds schema.org metadata as JSON-LD, describing the dataset in machine readable and interoperable format.

Dataset specification

  • Title: GeoBasis Disko - Snow - AWS2-SnowAirTemperature
  • Description: The automatic weather station AWS2 was installed in August 2012 in Østerlien just 100 meter east of Arctic Station. The station is located approximately 25 meter above sea level in a gentle south sloping area covered by low vegetation/dwarf shrubs. The station is running West Greenland Time (UTC-3). A thermistor string inside a probe placed upon the ground measures the snow/air temperatures. The thermistors are not shielded and therefore the temperatures measured by this probe should only be regarded as valid when the sensor is covered by snow. When the thermistor is free of snow the sun will affect the temperature measurements. Find snow depth data from AWS2 under Snow (AWS2-SnowDepth). Find more data from AWS2 under Soil (AWS2-GroundTemperatureProfile1 and Profile2, AWS2-SoilMoisture, AWS2-SoilHeatFlux, AWS2-Meteorology). Snow temperatures are also measured manually at various sites with temperature sensors inserted into a snow pit wall. Find these data under Snow (SnowTemperature). Snow:Snow GeoBasis Disko:The GeoBasis monitoring programme focuses on selected abiotic characteristics in order to describe the state of Greenlandic terrestrial environments and their potential feedback effects in a changing climate. Monitored plot data is up-scaled to a landscape level and is used to improve ecosystem models to be able to quantify these feedback mechanisms. The GeoBasis programme provides an active response to recommendations in international assessments such as ACIA and SWIPA; and is continuously being adapted based on AMAP and other international founded recommendations. Furthermore, the GeoBasis programme is directly involved in several international networks and research projects (e.g. the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) programme, the Nordic Centre of Excellence DEFROST, the Danish Centre of Excellence CENPERM, the EU-projects PAGE21 and INTERACT, and the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University). The GeoBasis programme is divided into a number of sub-groups, including:
  • DOI: 10.17897/P479-1G98 - https://doi.org/10.17897/P479-1G98
  • Location/site: AWS2 - -53.5141296386719, 69.2534866333008 (lon-lat wgs84)
  • Date span of the dataset: 2012-11-09 - 2022-01-03

Data originator, license and how to download the dataset

The dataset is a product of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring program (GEM): https://grid.ac/institutes/grid.507580.f. It is free and open data, licensed with terms of use under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ When downloading you will automatically get a terms of use document, describing how to cite the data and other important information.

Download the dataset via this link (registration needed): http://data.g-e-m.dk/log-in/data-tables?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98

Variables measured / columns in dataset

ID Name Unit Data Type Description
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Date Date YYYY-MM-DD Date
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Time Time HH:MM Time West Greenland Time (UTC-3)
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_10cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_10cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 10 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_20cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_20cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 20 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_30cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_30cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 30 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_40cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_40cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 40 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_50cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_50cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 50 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_60cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_60cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 60 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_70cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_70cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 70 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_80cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_80cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 80 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_90cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_90cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 90 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_100cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_100cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 100 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_110cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_110cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 110 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_120cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_120cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 120 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_130cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_130cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 130 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_140cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_140cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 140 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/P479-1G98&column=Snow%2fAir+temperature_150cm_P1_%c2%b0C Snow/Air temperature_150cm_P1_°C °C Number Air or snow temperature measured 150 cm above ground surface by a thermistor inside a 150 cm long pole with thermistor string, installed August 2012. The thermistor is not shielded and temperatures are only valid when the thermocouple is covered by snow. Compare this dataset with air temperature (AWS2-Meteorology) and snow depth (Snow/AWS2-SnowDepth) in order to see when it is measuring temperature in snow. Do not use the air temperatures from this sensor.