SURFACE METEOROLOGY DATA: NCDC (FIFE)

The NOAA Regional Surface Data - 1989 (NCDC) Data Set contains hourly surface meteorological data for the FIFE area. Though the measurements presented in this data set were not taken precisely at the FIFE study area, it is hypothesized that they present a representative horizontal cross-section of meteorological variables and sky conditions in and around the site. It is also realized that many of the variables presented in this data set are somewhat subjective and dependent on the skill (and biases) of the observer, such as estimates of cloud amount and height. This data may be used as input data and/or verification data for numerical simulation models.

本数据集为美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）下属国家气候数据中心（National Climatic Data Center, NCDC）编制的1989年区域地面数据集（NOAA Regional Surface Data - 1989 (NCDC)），包含FIFE区域的逐小时地面气象观测数据。尽管本数据集收录的观测数据并非完全采集自FIFE研究区域，但我们假定其能够代表该研究区域及其周边区域的气象要素与天空状况的典型水平分布特征。同时需注意，本数据集收录的诸多气象要素存在一定主观性，其质量依赖于观测者的专业能力与观测偏差，例如云量与云高的估算值。该数据集可作为数值模拟模型的输入数据或验证数据使用。