Ny-Ålesund Meteorological Observations with 6-Second Raw Data

Continuous meteorological measurements from the Neumayer observatory at station Ny-Ålesund. Data is acquired from a 10-meter mast and co-located Baseline Surface Radiation Network instruments, with a raw measurement interval of approximately 6 seconds. The dataset is quality controlled daily on-site and prior to publication according to BSRN standards by Marion Maturilli of the Alfred Wegener Institute.

Use Cases

• Modeling polar atmospheric processes based on continuous meteorological parameters.
• Analyzing surface radiation budgets based on co-located BSRN measurements.
• Studying short-term meteorological variability based on the 6-second raw data interval.
• Validating climate models for Arctic regions based on quality-controlled observational data.

Strengths

• Data undergoes daily on-site quality checks and a second review prior to publication.
• Measurements are taken according to Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) standards.
• Raw data has a high temporal resolution with an approximate 6-second measurement interval.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The specific temporal coverage for the dataset is unclear from the provided metadata.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Collection Method

Continuous acquisition from meteorological instruments on a 10m-mast.

Geography

Ny-Ålesund station, Svalbard