Instrument : National Weather Service Surface Meteorology Data (NWSSURF)
Note: nwssurf is currently inactive and/or retired.
Active Dates
1993.07.01 - 1996.06.30
Instrument Categories
Surface Meteorology
General Overview
These data streams from the National Weather Service provide hourly averaged surface meteorological measurements for both the SGP and NSA. The measurements are provided by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
Output Datastreams
- 60nwssurf : National Weather Service (NWS) surface meteorology data: 60-minute averages
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
- Atmospheric moisture
- Atmospheric pressure
- Atmospheric temperature
- Cloud fraction
- Cloud base height
- Horizontal wind
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