fe75afd7723140c19edfdeb75fed1e48 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 5487380511084413a502c4b229273bc6 dataset NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-16T02:26:02 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Met Office Cardington: 1 min averages of surface to 50 m meteorology, radiation and subsoil measurements, 2004-2024 2025-08-19T14:07:16 publication 2025-08-19T14:07:16 creation https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/fe75afd7723140c19edfdeb75fed1e48 fe75afd7723140c19edfdeb75fed1e48 NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis 10.5285/fe75afd7723140c19edfdeb75fed1e48 doi This repository provides a continuous hydrometeorological record of the Met Office Observation-based research Boundary Layer Facility at the semi-rural field site (18 Ha) of Cardington (52° 06′ N, 00° 25′ W, 29 m ± 1 m amsl) in central-southern England between 2004 and 2024. The dataset contains recorded surface meteorology, radiation and subsoil from sensor measurements at 1 minute averaging period and measured by instruments mounted on 2 m, 10 m, 25 m and 50 m masts. Instruments mounted on 2 m, 10 m, 25 m and 50 m masts include: • Vector Instruments T302 PRT temperature sensors were located at all heights. • Screened and aspirated HMP155s were located at all heights. • Gill HS50 3-D horizontally symmetric ultrasonic anemometers were located at all heights. • Licor Li-7500 open-path hygrometer was located at 10m. • Setra Model 270 transducer measured barometric pressure at 1.5 m. • Michell chilled mirror hygrometer measured dew and frost point temperature at 1.2 m Surface instrumentation includes: • Rainfall is measured with a Met Office Mk5 tipping-bucket gauge with a 0.2 mm accuracy. • Screened and aspirated Rotronics Hydroclip2 measured grass canopy air temperature and RH located at 0.4 m, 0.15 m and 0.08 m. Radiation instrumentation includes: • Clear-domed Kipp and Zonen CM21 pyranometers located at 2 m measured global downwelling, diffuse downwelling, and upwelling components (of wavelength between 0.3-3 μm). • Kipp and Zonen CG4 pyrgeometers located at 2 m measured the downwelling and upwelling longwave radiation (4.5–40 μm). • Grass canopy, or skin temperature was measured radiometrically with the Heitronics KT15 pyrometer. Aerosol and visibility instrumentation includes: • A Belfort 6230A instrument located at 2 m measured visual range through air (visibility) (2004-April 2011). • A Biral HSS VPF-730 instrument located at 2 m measured visual range through air (visibility), and for the determination of present weather (April 2011-2024). • Visible total scattering coefficients were measured with MRI integrating nephelometer (2004-2011) and Optec integrating nephelometer (2011-2024) located at 3 m. Subsoil instrumentation includes: • Delta-T ML2/ML3 theta probes measured volumetric soil moisture at depths of 10, 22, 57 and 160 cm. • Delta-T PRT measured soil temperature at 1, 4, 7, 10, 17, 35, 65 and 100 cm (2004-March 2012). • Delta-T ST2-396 thermistor probes measured soil temperature at 1, 4, 7, 10, 17, 35, 65 and 100 cm (March 2012-2024). • Hukseflux HFP01SC flux plate measured ground heat flux. • Druck 1830 pressure transducer measured water table depth. A full list of NetCDF variables can be found in “A continuous hydrometeorological record (2004–2024) at the Met Office surface site of Cardington, UK.” Osborne et al. (2025). This paper should be referenced in any research/publications pertaining to this dataset. To ensure optimal traceability and transparency of data, comprehensive metadata is included. Met Office author 0370 900 0100 Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk author McGregor, James Unavailable author Unavailable author Kerr-Munslow, Amanda Unavailable author Unavailable author Price, Jeremy Unavailable author Unavailable author Osborne, Simon Unavailable author Unavailable author Brooke, Jennifer Unavailable author Unavailable author NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis custodian 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis distributor 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk distributor Brooke, Jennifer Unavailable principal_investigator Unavailable principalInvestigator Price, Jeremy Unavailable principal_investigator Unavailable principalInvestigator NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis point_of_contact 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk pointofContact NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis publisher 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk publisher notPlanned dataset Cardington Met Office observation turbulence wind speed wind direction boundary layer temperature relative humidity upwelling shortwave longwave radiative flux radiation surface precipitation rainfall amount visibility soil moisture flux tower surface subsurface measurement atmospheric conditions theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication otherRestrictions Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users. otherRestrictions Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. 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When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. grid English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -0.42161 -0.42161 52.10469 52.10469 2004-06-01T00:00:00 2024-12-31T23:59:59 Data are NetCDF formatted NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis Data Center Contact 01235446432 RAL Space STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk distributor https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/fe75afd7723140c19edfdeb75fed1e48 CEDA Data Catalogue Page Detail and access information for the resource information http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/ukmo-cardington/data/complete-collection/surface-met/01min-averages DOWNLOAD Download Data download dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Data were collected by the Met Office Meteorological Research Unit, Cardington, during its operational period. These data have been standardised for the production of this dataset, following similar file metadata conventions for all associated datasets within the continuous hydro-meteorological record (2004-2024) at the Met Office surface site of Cardington, UK Dataset Collection, as described more fully within Osborne et al., (2025). This standardisation approach addressed, where possible, any known data and metadata issues. Data were then deposited at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for long-term archival.