Automated Weather Station Data for the High Plains contains daily surface evapotranspiration and energy exchange metrics from 140 stations. The High Plains Climate Center collects data automatically via telephone and satellite links, with annual calibration and daily quality control. Data volume is approximately 1 MB per year for every three stations.
Use Cases
- Model surface evapotranspiration rates using solar radiation, air temperature, and precipitation data.
- Analyze soil temperature trends against seasonal air temperature and solar radiation readings.
- Study wind patterns and their influence on surface energy exchange using wind speed and direction data.
- Correlate relative humidity and precipitation measurements for regional drought assessment.
Strengths
- Data sourced from 140 Automated Weather Stations across the region.
- Daily collection frequency with annual calibration and daily quality control procedures.
- Long-term data availability online for all years and all stations.
Limitations
- Specific temporal coverage (start/end years) and geographic station coordinates are not provided.
- Data granularity is daily; sub-daily (e.g., hourly) measurements are not indicated.
- The dataset size estimate (1 MB/year for 3 stations) suggests a relatively low data density per observation.
Provenance
- Source
- High Plains Climate Center (HPRCC), via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Collected automatically over telephone and satellite linkages, with site visits for maintenance.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
- Daily updates with all data updated.
- Geography
- High Plains region of the United States.