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SGP97 GCIP/NESOB-97 Surface: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) 5-Minute Surface Meteorological Dataset

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posted on 2023-11-30, 08:43 authored by Thomas Jackson

The Southern Great Plains 1997 (SGP97) Hydrology Experiment originated from an interdisciplinary investigation, "Soil Moisture Mapping at Satellite Temporal and Spatial Scales" (PI: Thomas J. Jackson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD) selected under the NASA Research Announcement 95-MTPE-03. The GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP) Near-Surface Observation Data Set (NESOB) 1997 ARM 5 Minute Surface Composite is composed of data from the Department Of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Surface (ARMSFC) Network within the NESOB 1997 domain. This Surface Composite contains data for the NESOB 1997 time period (01 April 1997 through 31 March 1998) and for the NESOB 1997 area which is approximately 34N to 39N latitude and 94.5W to 100.5W longitude. The DOE ARM Surface (ARMSFC) 5-minute values were derived from ARMSFC 1-minute data. The ARMSFC instrument readouts were every second for all variables except 1 minute for barometric pressure. The detailed descriptions of the algorithms used to produce ARMSFC one minute data are not currently available. When not present in the raw data, the dewpoint is computed using the formula from Bolton (1980). Calculated Sea Level pressure is computed from station pressure, temperature, dewpoint, and station elevation using the formula of Wallace and Hobbs (1977). Specific Humidity values were computed from dew point and station pressure using formulas from Wexler and Wildhack (1963). The NESOB 1997 ARM 5-Minute Surface Composite contains ten metadata parameters and 41 data parameters and flags. The metadata parameters describe the station location and time at which the data were collected. The time of observation is reported both in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) Nominal and UTC actual time. Days begin at UTC hour 0000 and end at UTC hour 2355. The data parameters are valid for the reported times. Missing values are reported as 9's in the data field.


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Funding

Agricultural Research Service

National Science Foundation

History

Data contact name

Jackson, Thomas

Data contact email

Tom.Jackson@ars.usda.gov

Publisher

National Center for Atmospheric Research / Earth Observing Laboratory

Intended use

SGP97 is set in a subhumid environment during early summer. Within this setting, the objectives of SGP97 are (1) to establish that the retrieval algorithms for surface soil moisture developed at higher spatial resolution using truck- and aircraft-based sensors can be extended to the coarser resolutions expected from satellite platforms; (2) to verify spatial-temporal estimators of soil moisture and to examine the utility of pedotransfer function in hydrologic modeling; (3) to examine the feasibility of inferring soil moisture and temperature profiles using surface observations in conjunction with in situ measurements, and (4) to examine the effect of soil moisture on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer and clouds over the Southern Great Plains during the warm season.

Use limitations

This dataset was not quality controlled by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for Science Support (UCAR/JOSS).

Temporal Extent Start Date

1997-04-01

Temporal Extent End Date

1998-03-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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ISO Topic Category

  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • environment
  • farming

Ag Data Commons Group

  • Southern Plains
  • Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

soil water; satellites; dewpoint; sea level; humidity; summer; hydrologic models; temperature profiles; Great Plains region; warm season

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:040 - National Research

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Preferred dataset citation

Jackson, Thomas (2020). SGP97 GCIP/NESOB-97 Surface: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) 5-Minute Surface Meteorological Dataset. National Center for Atmospheric Research / Earth Observing Laboratory.

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    EnvironmentfarmingWaterhydrologyatmospheric radiationmeteorologydata.govARS

    Licence

    CC BY 4.0

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