Meteorological data collected from three stations (BEGC, COLA, GEOD) on Deception Island. Variables include soil temperature at depths from 0 to 70 cm, soil heat flux, air temperature, wind, snow depth, and solar/terrestrial radiation. The data is recorded by SCIOPS, with measurements taken every minute during Antarctic summer campaigns and every ten minutes during winter.
Use Cases
- Modeling soil thermal dynamics based on temperature readings at multiple depths.
- Monitoring volcanic thermal activity through soil heat flux and terrestrial radiation measurements.
- Analyzing Antarctic seasonal climate patterns based on air temperature, wind, and snow depth data.
- Studying solar radiation balance based on upward and downward solar and terrestrial radiation readings.
Strengths
- Data includes soil temperature profiles at eight specific depths (0, 10, 20, ..., 70 cm).
- Measurements are taken from three distinct geographic stations (BEGC, COLA, GEOD).
- High temporal resolution during summer campaigns with recordings every minute.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Data collected from three meteorological stations on Deception Island.
- Time Range
- Data is organized by Antarctic summer and winter campaigns, but specific years are unknown.
- Geography
- Deception Island, Antarctica.