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Ashcroft, Linden, Coll, Joan Ramon, Gilabert, Alba, Domonkos, Peter, Brunet, Manola, Aguilar, Enric, Castella, Mercè, Sigro, Javier, Harris, Ian, Unden, Per and Jones, Phil 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493
(2018)
A rescued dataset of sub-daily meteorological observations for Europe and the southern Mediterranean region, 1877–2012.
Earth System Science Data, 10 (3).
pp. 1613-1635.
ISSN 1866-3516
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Abstract
Sub-daily meteorological observations are needed for input to and assessment of high-resolution reanalysis products to improve understanding of weather and climate variability. While there are millions of such weather observations that have been collected by various organisations, many are yet to be transcribed into a useable format. Under the auspices of the Uncertainties in Ensembles of Regional ReAnalyses (UERRA) project, we describe the compilation and development of a digital dataset of 8.8 million meteorological observations of essential climate variables (ECVs) rescued across the European and southern Mediterranean region. By presenting the entire chain of data preparation, from the identification of regions lacking in digitised sub-daily data and the location of original sources, through the digitisation of the observations to the quality control procedures applied, we provide a rescued dataset that is as traceable as possible for use by the research community. Data from 127 stations and of 15 climate variables in the northern African and European sectors have been prepared for the period 1877 to 2012. Quality control of the data using a two-step semi-automatic statistical approach identified 3.5 % of observations that required correction or removal, on par with previous data rescue efforts. In addition to providing a new sub-daily meteorological dataset for the research community, our experience in the development of this sub-daily dataset gives us an opportunity to share some suggestions for future data rescue projects. All versions of the dataset, from the raw digitised data to data that have been quality controlled and converted to standard units, are available on PANGAEA: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.886511 (Ashcroft et al., 2018).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2018 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2024 01:29 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68248 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/essd-10-1613-2018 |
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