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U.K. Met Office Hadley Centre Global Sub-Daily Station Observations (HadISD)

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| DOI: 10.5065/PH2G-6C29
 
Abstract:

The Hadley Centre at the U.K. Met Office has created a global sub-daily dataset of several station-observed climatological variables which is derived from and is a subset of the NCDC's Integrated Surface Database. Stations were selected for inclusion into the dataset based on length of the data reporting period and the frequency with which observations were reported. The data were then passed through a suite of automated quality-control tests to remove bad data. See the HadISD web page for more details and access to previous versions of the dataset.

Temporal Range:
1931-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Updates:
Yearly
Variables:
Air Temperature Cloud Frequency Cloud Height Dew Point Temperature
Precipitation Amount Sea Level Pressure Surface Winds
Data Types:
Platform Observation
Data Contributors:
UK/MOD/MET/HADLEY
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Met Office, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
Publications:
Dunn, R. J. H., K. M. Willett, P. W. Thorne, E. V. Woolley, I. Durre, A. Dai, D. E. Parker, and R. S. Vose, 2012: HadISD: a quality controlled global synoptic report database for selected variables at long-term stations from 1973-2010 Clim. Past, 8, 1649-1679 (DOI: 10.5194/cp-8-1649-2012).

Total Volume:
24.71 GB
Data Formats:
Related RDA Datasets:
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NCDC TD3505 Integrated Surface Hourly Data
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