2011- Ongoing Met Office Autonomous Marine Observing System (AMOS) Meteorological Observations
Meteorological observations originating from Met Office built ship-borne autonomous marine observing systems, produced hourly from any given position on the ship's track/route for weather forecasting as part of the long term climatological record. Coverage is global but predominantly in UK waters. Measurements include mean sea level pressure, air temperature and humidity (with capabilities for sea surface temperature (SST) and wind speed, wind direction and max gust speed from a limited number of systems). On occasion there may be gaps in the dataset.
series
MEDIN-343
eng
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/observations/gathering_data/ships.html
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
revision
2008-01-06
revision
2011-07-13
revision
2009-11-16
99.9999
99.9999
89.9990
89.9990
revision
2010-01-01
atmosphere
2011-05-18
2017-05-16
publication
2011-05-18
continual
Data is collected automatically on an hourly basis using calibrated meteorological instruments which are baseline checked and maintained on a routine basis. Data quality is considered, monitored, compared against background fields and addressed in near real-time throughout its entire life cycle, with suspect data being flagged both automatically and by manual input. Regular, scheduled inspections take place, checking the accuracy of instruments as well as logger software and data formats.
freely available for personal and educational use, charges will apply for other usage e.g. commercial
License
Data Manager
Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
originator
Data Manager
Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
custodian
Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
emma.steventon@metoffice.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2016-06-17