Dataset landingpage: ClimateBasis Zackenberg - Wind - Wind direction at max wind speed @ 750cm - 10min (°)

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Dataset specification

  • Title: ClimateBasis Zackenberg - Wind - Wind direction at max wind speed @ 750cm - 10min (°)
  • Description: Wind direction at maximum wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 10min sample (°). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m a.s.l.. The timeseries starts in 1995. Quality control is performed on both datasets from the double mast system. The combined time series is calculated as the interior bisector of the two measured wind directions. When only one station produces valid data these wind direction records are copied directly to the final time series. Wind directions are set to missing, when the corresponding wind speed is missing or below 0.05 m/s. Air temperature measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 60min sample (%). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m a.s.l.. Please read the metadata file provided with the data for comments related to the data in this timeseries. Wind:Wind ClimateBasis Zackenberg:The ClimateBasis programme monitors climate and hydrology in Zackenberg, Kobbefjord and Disko (Qeqertarsuaq) and is run by Asiaq - Greenland Survey. The collected data build base-line information on climate variability and trends for all the other sub-programmes within GEM and serve as a trustworthy foundation for adaptation strategies for the Greenlandic society. The stations are embedded in Asiaq’s extensive climate and hydrology monitoring network. Furthermore, the run-off data is delivered to the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) and the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) networks.
  • DOI: 10.17897/Y8N5-XN36 - https://doi.org/10.17897/Y8N5-XN36
  • Location/site: Climate Stations - -20.5522441864014, 74.4718856811523 (lon-lat wgs84)
  • Date span of the dataset: 2008-11-01 - 2022-12-31

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/Y8N5-XN36

Variables measured / columns in dataset

ID Name Unit Data Type Description
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/Y8N5-XN36&column=Date Date YYYY-MM-DD Date Date of observation
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/Y8N5-XN36&column=Time Time HH:MM Time Time of observation (UTC)
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/Y8N5-XN36&column=WD+(%c2%b0) WD (°) ° Number Data comments:
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/Y8N5-XN36&column=Quality+Flag Quality Flag Text Flag assigned during quality control. Flag = "fair" is assigned instead of good to indicate where a value is interpolated, or, where only 1 timeseries has been used where it is normal to take the average of 2 timeseries. Flag = unknown is equivalent to the flag "good" or "fair" and is due a change in proceedures. Work is underway to update these flags.