Greenland Soil and Air Temperature Time Series from Godhavn Station

Meteorological station data from Godhavn village, Greenland, provides half-hourly air and soil temperature measurements. The dataset covers over a decade, from January 1991 to November 2002, and was collected by NASA. Measurements include air temperature at 6 meters and soil temperatures at depths of 0.05, 0.6, 1.75, and 3 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyzing permafrost thermal regime changes using the four soil depth temperature columns.
• Correlating near-surface air temperature with subsurface heat transfer across different soil layers.
• Validating regional climate or land surface models against long-term, high-frequency station observations.
• Studying seasonal freeze-thaw cycles and active layer depth in the Arctic cryosphere.

Strengths

• Provides high temporal resolution with automated measurements recorded every half hour.
• Offers a long observational time series spanning nearly 12 years (1991-2002).
• Includes multi-depth soil temperature profiles for analyzing vertical heat flux.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and total dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last update date, reporting either 2002-12-31 or 2026-03 12.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Automated measurements from a fixed meteorological station.

Time Range

1991-01-01 to 2002-11-16

Freshness

2026-03-12 21:38:07.711945

Geography

Godhavn (Qeqertarsuaq), Disko Island, Greenland (69°15'N, 53°34'W)