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Any questions you may have can be directed to amrc@ssec.wisc.edu. 11/22/11 -- The data for January, 1994 through December, 1994 have been replaced for Byrd (8903) to correct the temperature for an inappropriate offset and for the effects of long duration operations in the field. 02/11/99 -- Cape Denison (8933) for 1994 was replaced with updated versions to update the header information. 02/04/99 -- (8988) for 1994 was replaced with updated versions to correct header errors. 02/03/99 -- Willie Field (8901) for all of 1994 was replaced with updated versions to correct header errors. 10/31/97 -- Clean Air (8987) for 1994 have been replaced with updated versions, adding more vertical temperature difference data. 10/30/97 -- Pegasus South (8937) for all of 1994 has been replaced with updated versions, adding more vertical temperature difference data. 09/30/97 -- GISP2 (8936) for all of 1994 has been replaced with updated versions, adding more vertical temperature difference data. 09/25/97 -- Whitlock for all of 1994 (8921) was replaced with updated versions. 09/24/97 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for all of 1994 has been replaced with updated versions, adding more water temperature data. 11/08/96 -- Pegasus South (8937) for 1994 has been replaced with updated versions. versions. 11/06/96 -- Pegasus North (8927) for 1994 has been replaced with updated versions. There is an intermittent calibration error with the air pressure and we are working to correct it. In the interim, we've replaced the pressure data with missing data fillers (444.0). 09/11/96 -- All Cape Denison (8933/8907), Port Martin (8930), and Cape Webb (8933) data was added for 1994. 05/16/96 -- Clean Air (8987) replaced for all of 1994 due to calibration error involving the vertical temperature difference data. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives for that time period removed pending their upgrade. 05/08/96 -- Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives replaced for all of 1994. 05/07/96 -- Clean Air (8987) data replaced for all of 1994; humidity and vertical temperature difference data was added. 05/02/96 -- GISP2 (8936) data replaced for all of 1994. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives for that time period removed pending their upgrade. 04/29/96 -- Hugo Island AWS renamed Santa Claus Island (8910); files for the affected time periods (December 1994-November 1995) renamed as appropriate. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives for the time period removed pending their upgrade. 03/28/96 -- Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives for June - December 1994 have been replaced. 03/22/96 -- Butler Island (8902) data for November - December 1994 has been replaced with updated versions. The pressure was fixed after it was discovered the station had an incorrectly functioning oscillator. 03/21/96 -- Julie data (8986) for June 1994 - December 1994 replaced due to a calibration error with regard to wind direction. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip archives pulled for the above time period. 02/14/96 -- Clean Air (8987) data for January 1994 replaced with an updated version; previously missing pressure data restored. January 1994 .tar.Z and .zip files replaced with updated versions. 02/13/96 -- Monthly .zip files replaced for 1994. 02/09/96 -- Willie Field (8901) data for 1994 replaced with an adjustment to the elevation in the header made. Monthly .tar.Z files replaced for all of 1994 with updated versions. 02/08/96 -- File 89860694.r (Julie) replaced with a corrected version. 02/07/96 -- File 89860694.r (Julie) removed due to a problem with the pressure. 08/01/03 -- Data for Ski-Hi (8917) for December, 1994 have been replaced to correct problems with the original processing. 11/14/95 -- Monthly .zip files for 1994 updated in pub/10min/rdr/months. 11/10/95 -- Monthly .tar.Z files for 1994 updated in pub/10min/rdr/months. 11/02/95 -- Racer Rock (8947) data for August 1994 were added. 10/30/95 -- Pegasus South (8937) data replaced for 1994; extremes of temperature and pressure removed. Data replaced for GISP2 (8936) and Clean Air (8987) for the same time period with extremes of temperature and pressure removed. 10/27/95 -- January, May, July, September, and October of 1994 replaced for GISP2 (8936) site due to a processing error. 10/25/95 -- Pegasus South data (8937) removed for 1994 due to problems with the humidity and vertical temperature difference data. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip files removed for 1994. GISP2 (8936) data for January of 1994 also removed. 10/20/95 -- GISP2 (8936) 10-minute data for June of 1994 was accidentally left off yesterday's replacement of 1994, and has been added. New .zip and .tar.Z files for 1994 and added to 10min/rdr/months. 10/19/95 -- GISP2 (8936) 10-minute data for 1994 has been replaced. 10/18/95 -- Clean Air (8987) data for January-May, July-December of 1994 has been replaced. GISP2 data for all of 1994 has been pulled again due to missing humidity and delta-T. 10/17/95 -- GISP2 (8936) and Pegasus South (8937) data for January-May, July-December of 1994 has been replaced. 10/11/95 -- GISP2 (8936), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987), for 1994 have been removed due to an error which caused miscalculation of the wind direction. Monthly .zip and .tar.Z files for 1994 also removed from pub/10min/rdr/months. Data replaced for GISP2, Pegasus South, and Clean Air, for June of 1994, in pub/10min/rdr/1994. 10/09/95 -- Monthly .zip files for 1994 replaced in pub/10min/rdr/months. 10/06/95 -- GISP2 site (8936) ten minute data added for all of 1994 to pub/10min/rdr/1994. Monthly .tar.Z files for 1994 restored to pub/10min/rdr/months. 10/03/95 -- Clean Air data (8987) added to pub/10min/rdr/1994. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip files pulled from pub/10min/rdr/months for 1994 to add the new data. 08/29/95 -- Nov-Dec '94 .zip files added to pub/10min/rdr/1994. 08/28/95 -- All 13?? data in 1994 (Harry, J.C., Theresa, Doug, Brianna, Erin) replaced with corrected versions. Nov-Dec 94 .tar.Z files replaced or added as appropriate. 08/23/95 -- All 13?? data (Harry, J.C., Theresa, Doug, Brianna, Erin) removed again. 08/11/95 -- All 13?? data in 1994 (Harry, J.C., Theresa, Doug, Brianna, Erin) were removed due to an error in processing. Nov-Dec '94 .tar.Z and .zip files removed from 1994. 08/07/95 -- Added .zip files to 1994. 08/04/95 -- Monthly .tar.Z files have been added to 1994. 06/21/95 -- Jan-Jul of 1994 for Willie Field (8901) and Dome C (8904) replaced due to errant header information. Barber (8928) for September 1994 also replaced. 1994 .zip and .tar.Z removed. 06/12/95 -- Monthly .zip in 1994 replaced. 06/10/95 -- Monthly .tar.Z in 1994 replaced. 06/09/95 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) was replaced for 1994 with files containing a corrected header. Monthly .tar.Z and .zip files removed for 1994. 06/02/95 -- Monthly .zip files replaced in 1994. 06/01/95 -- January 1994 data replaced with datasets containing all available data (the first 4-5 days were originally missing). 1994 .zip files were removed; 1994 .tar.Z have been replaced. 05/31/95 -- Data for D-80 (8919) for 1994-on may contain improperly calibrated wind data. We are investigating. 04/26/95 -- Monthly .zip files replaced in 1994. 04/25/95 -- Marilyn data (8931) has been replaced in 1994. Monthly .tar.Z files replaced in 1994. 04/24/95 -- Marilyn data (8931) has been removed for 1994 due to further wind direction problems. All .zip and .tar.Z files removed from 1994. 04/12/95 -- Monthly .zip files were added to 1994. 04/04/95 -- More November and December 1994 data has been added to pub/10min/rdr/1994. Please download the file readme.5digit for further information. All 1994 data, except GISP2, Pegasus South, and 8987, are now available. All .zip files for 1994 were temporarily removed. All .tar.Z files have been replaced in 1994. 04/03/95 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for February and March 1994 have been replaced with corrected versions. Santa Claus Island (8910) for December 1994 was added. 03/31/95 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for February and March 1994 have been removed temporarily due to incorrectly missing data. Most of December 1994 was added to pub/10min/rdr/1994. 03/24/95 -- D-80 site data (8919) for 1994 has been rerun and the 18.4 pressure adjustment added in to the new values. 03/21/95 -- Damage to the AWS unit at D-80 in 1994 (8919) has caused the pressure reported to be lower than actual. A constant 18.4 hPa can be added to the listings in the data to arrive at an appropriate value. The data will also be rerun as soon as possible, but this temporary solution can be made in the interim. 03/17/95 -- All .tar.Z and .zip files for 1994 have been removed. All 8931 Marilyn data for 1994 has been replaced (.r files). 03/17/95 -- Due to an error in calibration, the wind directions for all Marilyn (8931) data for 1994 are errant. All .tar.Z and .zip files for 1994 have been removed. All 8931 Marilyn data for 1991 has been replaced (.r files). 03/14/95 -- Larsen Ice Shelf (8926) for June 1994 was replaced due to a missing header. 02/14/95 -- Monthly .tar.Z and .zip files pulled from 1994 due to a slight error in the processing of data. Pegasus North data also pulled from 1994, and replaced with corrected versions. 02/13/95 -- Pegasus North (8927) 1994 data replaced with files that have a pressure adjustment of -18.1mb. Monthly .tar.Z files replaced in 1994. 02/10/95 -- Mt. Siple (8981) 1994 data replaced with files containing updated header information. 02/09/95 -- Recovery Glacier (8932) for 1994 data replaced due to inaccurate header. 01/23/95 -- Aesthetic changes made in the form of adjustments to the wind data. Where the wind speed is zero, the wind direction was set to zero, and where the wind speed was above zero, but the wind direction was zero, the direction has been set to 360 (due north). Virtually all of the 1994 data was changed to reflect this; the only files NOT affected are: 89161194.r 89230394.r 89230894.r 89330894.r 89380694.r 89850794.r 89190494.r 89230494.r 89320194.r 89350694.r 89800294.r 89850994.r Eventually all the 10-minute interval data will be checked and replaced with this alteration where warranted. 01/19/95 -- Nico (8924) for September 1994 was replaced. 01/12/95 -- All of the following files were replaced, possibly with an adjustment to their first few observations: 89000394.r 89030394.r 89060694.r 89120394.r 89190794.r 89240794.r 89310694.r 89850394.r 89000694.r 89030694.r 89080394.r 89130394.r 89200294.r 89260294.r 89320394.r 89850694.r 89000794.r 89040694.r 89080694.r 89130694.r 89210394.r 89260394.r 89320794.r 89850794.r 89010694.r 89040794.r 89090794.r 89130794.r 89210694.r 89260694.r 89340394.r 89860794.r 89011194.r 89050394.r 89110394.r 89170394.r 89220594.r 89270394.r 89340694.r 89880694.r 89020394.r 89050694.r 89110694.r 89170694.r 89240394.r 89280594.r 89470294.r 89890594.r 89020694.r 89060394.r 89120294.r 89190694.r 89240694.r 89310394.r 89810394.r In addition these files were replaced due to misspaced header: 89890294.r 89890394.r 89890494.r 89890694.r 89890794.r 01/10/95 -- Nico (8924) for September 1994 was removed due to an error in processing. It will be replaced as soon as possible. 01/09/95 -- Klinck (8909) for September 1994 was replaced due to an incorrect header. 12/15/94 -- Most data for November 1994 has been added to 10min/rdr/1994. 12/01/94 -- Data for October 1994 has been added to 10min/rdr/1994. 11/18/94 -- Data that was removed for Julie (8986) and Minna Bluff (8988) has been replaced. Data for September 1994 has been added to 10min/rdr/1994. 11/01/94 -- Minna Bluff (8988) for 1994 was removed from 10min/rdr/1994 due a problem with the air pressure. 10/22/94 -- Most data for August 1994 were added to 10min/rdr/1994. 10/11/94 -- Data for Julie (8986) in 1994 was removed due to a problem with the pressure data. Data was added for Lindsay (8986) for January of 1994 to 10min/rdr/1994. 10/07/94 -- All D-80 (8919) data for 1994 replaced with corrected data, and Ski-Hi (8917) was also added to 10min/rdr/1994. Some additional January data added to 10min/rdr/1994. Note that 89320194.r contains AGO-A81 data, while x9320194.r contains Recovery Glacier data. 10/04/94 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for January 1994, and Julie (8928) for April 1994, were replaced with updated versions. More January data was added to 10min/rdr/1994. 10/02/94 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for January 1994, and Julie (8928) for April 1994, were temporarily removed. 09/28/94 -- Some January data have been added to 10min/rdr/1994. Note that the data sets are missing the first few days of the month. Please download "readme.1994data" in this directory, or "README.NOW" in the directory 10min/rdr/1994 for information. 09/27/94 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for March 1994 was replaced with a corrected version. 09/23/94 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for February 1994 was replaced with a corrected version; the previous file had data that was incorrectly listed as missing. A couple more stations were also added for February through July. 09/17/94 -- A couple files of ten minute data were added to 10min/rdr/1994. Note that 89220694.r and x9220694.r are data for the unit 8922 which was temporarily at two different sites during the month (Kenton and Klinck respectively). 09/16/94 -- Selected ten minute data added to 10min/rdr/1994 for February through July 1994.