The Berkeley Earth group has developed a new mathematical framework for producing maps and large - scale averages of temperature changes from
weather station data for the purposes of climate analysis.
I was instructed to teach Jeremy, Andrew Weaver's other summer student, how to use the UVic climate model — he had been working with
weather station data for most of the summer, but was interested in Earth system modelling too.
The weather station data for NASA's GISTEMP come from the Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN - monthly version 3).
Not exact matches
Every ten years the
data center calculates new U.S. «climate normals,» or 30 - year average values,
for meteorological elements such as temperature, precipitation, and heating and cooling degree days
for thousands of U.S.
weather stations.
For the first time, the researchers have proved that both the worldwide measurement network NDACC with its ground stations and modern weather satellites provide reliable global data for the isotope composition of tropospheric water vap
For the first time, the researchers have proved that both the worldwide measurement network NDACC with its ground
stations and modern
weather satellites provide reliable global
data for the isotope composition of tropospheric water vap
for the isotope composition of tropospheric water vapor.
Cowtan's version differs because it compensates
for missing
data from areas with few
weather stations, like the Arctic.
Because there were much fewer
weather stations collecting temperature
data in Finland
for the earlier portion of the time series, the researchers also used temperature
data from neighboring Sweden, Norway and Russia.
Researchers at Harvard University, the University of Utah and the National Center
for Atmospheric Research say they were able to accurately measure carbon dioxide emitted in Salt Lake City using ground
stations,
weather and land - use
data, and a computer model.
For their paper, published in Applied Geography, researchers at the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Battelle Memorial Institute studied air temperature
data from
weather stations, land surface temperatures measured by satellites and socioeconomic
data.
By correlating the relevant environmental variables through analysis of
data from sources such as space,
weather stations, etc., the researchers were able to scientifically validate a potential cause
for chick weight variation over time.
The scientists examined four different versions of the model outputs, each one translated
for the region with
data from
weather stations in the Northwest through a process called «downscaling.»
We collected
weather data at the field site (Hobo
Weather Station, Onset Computer Corporation, USA; see the electronic supplementary material
for details).
A Climate Central analysis of 65 years of winter precipitation
data from more than 2,000
weather stations in 42 states, found a decrease in the percent of precipitation falling as snow in winter months
for every region of the country.
Prof Dong Guangrong, speaking
for the academy — after a study analysing
data from 680
weather stations scattered across the country — said that the rising temperatures would thaw out the tundra of the plateau, turning it into desert.
It would be interesting to see how it stacks up to the
weather station data, or to the satellite
data of the past 30 years,
for example.
Unlike Earth or Mars, Pluto has no satellites or ground
stations, so the types of
data that are used by normal
weather and climate people (air pressure, temperature, atmospheric composition, etc.) are not available
for Pluto.
- NOTE not all live
weather reports
for Bangor, Northern Ireland update at the same frequency which is why some locations can show
data from
stations that are more remote if the report is more recent than known closer ones.
It includes a greenhouse, shade house, and
weather station for collection of live
data.
-- SIRIUS Travel Link ™ that when combined with voice activated navigation will provide users with a suite of
data services including real - time traffic, coast - to - coast
weather conditions and fuel price information
for over 120,000 gas
stations.
* NOTE: not all live
weather reports
for Port Hardy, British Columbia update at the same frequency which is why some locations can show
data from
stations that are more remote if the report is more recent than known closer ones.
The majority of the
data needed
for surf forecasting comes from a variety of meteorological
weather stations, satellites and historical
data, enabling a forecast or advanced picture of what can be expected to be produced.
Projects in the programme include Penthouse 4C, a half - size replica of the Barbican Estate's largest apartment reconstructed in the central foyer, confusing notions of private and public space whilst providing an iconic stage
for workshops and performances; Unmoored, a
weather station installed on the roof beaming
data to screens throughout the centre to transform the Barbican into an airship in motion; meanwhile the Barbican's lower level cloakroom will become the Ministry of Measurement whose bureaucratic functionaries will send members of the public scurrying off with instructions to recover
data from around the centre and bring it back to be filed and processed.
For an example of how that «citizen science» can really work, look at what Ron Broberg and Zeke Hausfeather are doing with the
weather station data — they aren't sitting around declaring that «it can't be done» or that the GISTEMP / CRU / NCDC methods are fixed, they are going into the
data, making choices, seeing what impact they have and determining what is robust.
I have thought
for a while that the «problem» would go away if the the regional and global averages were area - weighted averages of the
data from the various
weather stations.
In 2007, Mr. Watts, a former TV
weather forecaster, began recruiting legions of volunteers across the United States to inspect the thousands of
weather stations — some in people's back yards or in parking lots — that have
for generations produced the raw
data feeding into federal and independent efforts to track climate trends.
For instance, if the nearest
weather station is quite a bit distant from you, or is in a completely different type of location than your home (on the other side of a ridge, or in a valley or on a hill), the
data from the Netatmo device will reflect what's happening right outside your home.
(BTW, you have to carry out special procedures to compensate
for movement of
weather stations in the anomoly record, which is why looking at raw
data can be very misleading if the
station has moved or procedures were changed.
«By not checking the point of
data collection and â assumingâ that the
weather station meets the published NOAA and WMO standards appears to have been standard practice
for many researchers.
For example, Crichton uses individual
weather station data in the context of a lawyer showing how the defense will try to pursuade a jury.
Prof Dong Guangrong, speaking
for the academy — after a study analysing
data from 680
weather stations scattered across the country — said that the rising temperatures would thaw out the tundra of the plateau, turning it into desert.
My own analysis
for my neck - of - the - woods (slightly less definite due to the
data from the local
weather station having stalled in May 2013 — probably due to spending cuts)-- February saw record rainfall, 38 % above the previous 55 - year February maximum and 3.35 sd above the February mean.
Sometimes they are large and sometimes they are small, but overall, at least
for this privately run published
data weather station, we are colder (http://www.enterpriseweather.com/).
To be able to check every
station individually (rather than using an automated system), compare
data to the
weather underground site
for every month, redo the averaging from the daily numbers to the monthly to double check NOAA's work etc., to rewrite the code to make it more accessible, we would need maybe a half a dozen people working on this.
A follow - up study2 verified the original conclusions
for the Chinese
data for the period 1954â $ «1983, showing that the precise location of
weather stations was unimportant.
This news report discusses my work on the Chinese
weather -
station data, but provides no references
for that work.
Teacher input: As seen
for the USHCN
weather stations, raw
data is often missing.
«Methodology: Historical
weather station maximum temperature
data was averaged over November 22 - 28
for the period 1996 - 2015 to obtain the 2016 baseline.
As seen
for the USHCN
weather stations, raw
data is often missing.
There are no
weather stations for at least 70 % of the surface and virtually no
data above the surface.
For a couple years I have been pointing out (along with Judith Curry and others) that the latest fad — which puts a lot of warming in recent
data — is to extend high - latitude land
weather station data far out over the Arctic Ocean.
Goddard Institute researchers used temperature
data from
weather stations on land, satellite measurements of sea ice temperature since 1982 and
data from ships
for earlier years.
The study team analyzed several million daily high and low temperature readings taken over the span of six decades at about 1,800
weather stations across the country, thereby ensuring ample
data for statistically significant results.
The idea of gaining climate inferences from the NWS Climatological
Data network is not realistic without a careful examination of each
stations exposure history Thank the fire
weather people
for the RAWS network with little pavement, heated buildings or night - lights in their view shed.
I have analyzed the temperature
data of Sept 21 from the
weather station at Quatsino, BC
for the 1895 -2009 interval and have obtained a value of + / - 1.5 K of
weather noise
for both Tmax and T min.
The BC
Station Data page provides access to observations of
weather and climate variables (such as temperature and rainfall amounts)
for British Columbia from the Provincial Climate
Data Set (PCDS).
The
data from my back garden
weather station came in particularly handy
for school and was used successfully in «O» level and «A» level geography projects.
There is accurate CO2
data but only since 1958 at Mauna Loa, as
for temperature, well there are thousands of high quality rural
weather stations throughout the world and especially in the US and the northern hemisphere that have long histories and NO UHI bias.
If we could estimate that shift
for each thermometer, we could equally well define the recorded reading of a particular
weather station in Kent on 1 January 1950 as being the zero and refer everything else to that
datum.
The characteristic of being entirely impervious to changes in the «most critical»
weather station data is a rather odd result
for a method that is supposed to better utilize the
station data.
Using
data collected by Environment Canada, several BC ministries, RioTinto Alcan, and BC Hydro, PCIC scientists have recently constructed monthly maps
for departures in precipitation and temperature observations at
weather stations throughout BC,
for the period of 1972 to the present.