Barometric pressure and other environmental data were collected from a fixed platform from January to June 1982. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under accession number 8300017. Data collection concluded on June 1, 1982.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal patterns in barometric_pressure over a six-month period to identify storm events.
- Correlate pressure readings with other observed variables like wind_speed or air_temperature from the same platform.
- Validate and calibrate atmospheric reanalysis models using point-source pressure measurements from 1982.
- Study seasonal atmospheric changes in early 1982 by examining pressure trends and anomalies.
Strengths
- Data covers a continuous six-month period from January to June 1982.
- Sourced from NOAA NCEI, a primary U.S. government archive for environmental data.
Limitations
- Dataset is over 40 years old and may not reflect current conditions.
- Limited to a single fixed platform location, restricting geographic generalizability.
- Unknown sample size and measurement frequency limit statistical analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- In-situ measurements from a fixed observation platform.
- Time Range
- 1982-01-01 to 1982-06-01
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 1982-06-01; no updates expected.
- Geography
- Location of the fixed platform is unspecified.