OTTER Project 1990 Monthly Meteorology Data

Meteorology data collected on an hourly basis from stations near OTTER sites in 1990 and summarized to monthly values. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sources conflict on the last update date, with one indicating 1991 and another showing a future date of 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing monthly trends in atmospheric radiation and solar radiation.
• Modeling relationships between atmospheric water vapor indicators and precipitation amount.
• Studying correlations between air temperature, surface temperature, and soil temperature.
• Validating regional climate models for 1990 using station-based observations.

Strengths

• Data is summarized to monthly values from hourly measurements, providing a consistent temporal aggregation.
• Covers multiple earth science variables including atmospheric radiation, temperature, water vapor, precipitation, and soil temperature.
• Provenance is clear, originating from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: the last updated date is reported as both 1991-01-07 and 2026-03 13.
• Essential details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected on an hourly basis from stations located near the OTTER sites and summarized to monthly data.

Time Range

1990

Freshness

1991-01-07 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Near the OTTER sites