POLARSTERN Cruise PS122/1: Meteorological Observations from a Polar Expedition

Polarstern cruise PS122/1 collected meteorological observations during ship operations. Synoptic reports were issued every 3 hours, distributed via the World Meteorological Organisation network, and complied with standards from the WMO and the German Weather Service (DWD). The dataset was compiled by author Holger Schmithüsen.

Use Cases

• Analyze polar atmospheric conditions based on synoptic weather reports.
• Study marine meteorology trends based on observations from a dedicated research vessel.
• Validate climate models for polar regions based on in-situ observational data.
• Investigate the differences between manual and automatic weather observations in a remote environment.

Strengths

• Observations comply with international standards from the World Meteorological Organisation.
• Reports were issued on a regular 3-hour schedule during ship operations.
• Data includes both manual observations by designated weather observers and automatic reports.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Meteorological observatory on the research vessel Polarstern.

Collection Method

Synoptic reports issued every 3 hours during ship operation, distributed via WMO networks.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is for the duration of cruise PS122/1.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Spatial coverage is the route of the Polarstern cruise PS122/1, likely in polar regions.