From 12 November 2020 through 2 March 2021, hourly meteorological observations were collected at a station in Moccasin, Montana. The data set includes air temperature, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure. It was produced by NSIDC_CPRD as part of the NASA SnowEx 2021 Prairie Snow field campaign.
Use Cases
- Analyze diurnal temperature cycles based on hourly air temperature measurements.
- Model wind patterns over prairie terrain based on wind speed and direction data.
- Correlate barometric pressure changes with weather events during the snow season.
- Validate remote sensing snow measurements from the SnowEx campaign using ground-based meteorological conditions.
Strengths
- Data covers a defined 113-day period from 12 November 2020 to 2 March 2021.
- Parameters include air temperature, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure.
- Data originates from a NASA field campaign, suggesting a controlled collection process.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2021-04-02 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Observations from a meteorological station installed at the Central Agricultural Research Center in Moccasin, Montana.
- Time Range
- 12 November 2020 through 2 March 2021
- Geography
- Moccasin, Montana, USA