AWS and AMRC Data Archive

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The Automatic Weather Stations' Project and the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center archive many forms of meteorological data available for use by the scientific community and the public, free of charge. Users of the data are asked only to acknowledge the AWS or AMRC project appropriately, for anything produced or published that uses the data. Much of the AWS's and AMRC's data is provided online - via ftp or web, but some data has yet to be added to the Web, so feel free to ask for other types of data not listed below. To request data from the AWS project or the AMRC, please contact us at the AWS and AMRC projects.

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Synoptic and METAR Observations

The AMRC has collected synoptic weather observations (3 and 6 hourly) since 1 January 1997. These observations include a variety of information (temperature, dewpoint, barometeric pressure, wind speed and direction, etc.) from a variety of stations around the Antarctic and the rim of the Southern Ocean (including manned stations, automatic weather stations, etc.)

The AMRC has been archiving general METAR observational data for the Antarctic and surrounding regions since 2 December 1998.

Antarctic Projects Archived Data

Archived AWS Data
Satellite Composites
NOAA Polar Orbiting GAC and LAC Images
NCEP MRF Gridded Model Output
NCEP Wind & Wave Forecast Model

Ship Reports
Radiosonde Observations
Synoptic and METAR Observations
Satellite Derived Winds

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants Nos. OPP-0537827, OPP-0338147, and OPP-0230028. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.