Date (Creation)

2021-12-08

Date (Revision)

2021-12-08

Date (Publication)

2021-12-08

Date (released)

2021-12-08

Edition

2.0] (

Unique resource identifier

https://doi.org/10.5285/1bf0cfe7-a2e6-4c82-a0cd-d913876b6854

Codespace

doi

Unique resource identifier

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01588

Codespace

https://data.bas.ac.uk/

Other citation details

Please cite this item as: Convey, P., Newsham, K., Geissler, P., & Jobson, M. (2021). Microclimate data from Jane Col, Signy Island, Antarctica 2007-2016 [Version 2.0] (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1bf0cfe7-a2e6-4c82-a0cd-d913876b6854

Credit

No credit.

Status

Completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Antarctic Survey	Convey, Peter		Author
British Antarctic Survey	Newsham, Kevin		Author
British Antarctic Survey	Geissler, Paul		Author
British Antarctic Survey	Jobson, Matt		Author
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre		PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk	Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency

As needed

Maintenance note

Completed

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

• EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature
• EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature
• EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Frozen Ground > Soil Temperature
• EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Temperature > Land Surface Temperature

Theme

• humidity

• loggers

• microclimate

• micrometeorological

• temperature

Place

• Jane Col, Signy Island Antarctica

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Atmospheric conditions
• Land cover

Access constraints

Other restrictions

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no limitations to public access

Access constraints

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no limitations

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License

Other constraints

Open Government Licence v3.0

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Other restrictions

Other constraints

This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/

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Polar Data Centre, U. K., Convey, P., Newsham, K. K., Geissler, P., & Jobson, M. (2021). Microclimate data from Jane Col, Signy Island, Antarctica 2007-2016 [Version 2.0] (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1BF0CFE7-A2E6-4C82-A0CD-D913876B6854

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url

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url

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Cross reference

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url

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Spatial representation type

Text, table

Language

English

Character set

UTF8

Topic category

• Biota
• Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date

2007-01-26

End date

2016-10-19

Supplemental Information

It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.

Title

European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry

Date (Publication)

2008-11-12

Cited responsible party

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
European Petroleum Survey Group		EPSGadministrator@iogp.org	Publisher

Unique resource identifier

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031

Version

6.18.3

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Statement

Methodology:

Microclimate data was recorded at Jane Col. Data was automatically collected and recorded on an hourly basis. 12 climatic variables were recorded: wind speed, wind direction, air pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), UVA, UVB, temperature at four different depths.

Data collection:

Logger make: Campbell CR1000, serial no. 3940.

Variables: wind speed, wind direction. Sensor: Young 05103. Sensor serial no.:72128.

Variable: air pressure. Sensor: Vaisala.

Variables: temperature (all depths). Sensor: Campbell 107 x 4. Sensor serial no.: 13125/5,6,7 & 10.

Variable: relative humidity. Sensor: Campbell CS215. Sensor serial no.: E1611.

Variable: photosynthetically active radiation. Sensor: Skye SKP215. Sensor serial no.: 0892 5756.

Variable: UVA. Sensor: Delta-T UV-3pA. Sensor serial no.: 124.

Variable: UVB. Sensor: Skye SKU430. Sensor serial no.: 0702 24526.

Data quality:

Quality control was carried out on this publication [Version 2.0] of the data. Specifically, we checked the data for outliers on variables which we concluded followed a normal distribution. A z-score calculation was carried out using the following equation:

abs(x_i - mean(x_month)) / stddev(x_month)

where we took the absolute value of the variable [x_i], then subtracted x_i by the mean of x_i values measured in that month [x_month] (using the DATE column), and then divided over the standard deviation of x_i values measured in that same month [stdev_x_month]. Using values only within the same month was to constrain the calculation to a range of values subject to seasonal variation, that would otherwise yield results that could include, for example, temperatures expected during the summer as well as the winter.

These values were then categorised into three groups: z-scores under 3, between 3-6, and above 6. An additional column was then created alongside each parameter denoting whether the z-score for that value was under 3 (denoted as '1'), between 3 and 6 (denoted as '2'), or above 6 (denoted as '3'). This is to give users the option to filter values in the data that have been flagged as potential outliers based on the z-score calculation above.

Due to the harsh conditions in Jane Col, data has not been recorded continually across the period. Missing values, where data was not recorded, are included in the dataset.

The exact locations of sensors within the soil does change over time due to environmental conditions, so depths recorded are a guide.

For columns 'wind speed' and 'wind direction', values of 0 may indicate that the sensor was frozen.

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre		polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk	Point of contact