Regular meteorological element datasets for 22 observing sites in Sri Lanka (2008-2018)- A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles

This data set includes the daily values of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, radiation, and water vapor pressure observed from 22 international exchange stations in Sri Lanka from January 1, 2008 to October 1, 2018.

The data was downloaded from the NCDC of NOAA.

The data set processing method is that the original data is quality-controlled to form a continuous time series. It satisfies the accuracy of the original meteorological observation data of the National Weather Service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and eliminates the systematic error caused by the failure of the tracking data and the sensor.

The meteorological site information contained in this dataset is as follows:

LATITUDE LONGITUDE ELEVATION COUNTRY STATION NAME

+09.800 +080.067 +0015.0 SRI LANKA KANKASANTURAI

+09.650 +080.017 +0003.0 SRI LANKA JAFFNA

+09.267 +080.817 +0002.0 SRI LANKA MULLAITTIVU

+08.983 +079.917 +0003.0 SRI LANKA MANNAR

+08.750 +080.500 +0098.0 SRI LANKA VAVUNIYA

+08.539 +081.182 +0001.8 SRI LANKA CHINA BAY

+08.301 +080.428 +0098.8 SRI LANKA ANURADHAPURA

+08.117 +080.467 +0117.0 SRI LANKA MAHA ILLUPPALLAMA

+08.033 +079.833 +0002.0 SRI LANKA PUTTALAM

+07.706 +081.679 +0006.1 SRI LANKA BATTICALOA

+07.467 +080.367 +0116.0 SRI LANKA KURUNEGALA

+07.333 +080.633 +0477.0 SRI LANKA KANDY

+07.181 +079.866 +0008.8 SRI LANKA BANDARANAIKE INTL COLOMBO

+06.900 +079.867 +0007.0 SRI LANKA COLOMBO

+06.822 +079.886 +0006.7 SRI LANKA COLOMBO RATMALANA

+06.967 +080.767 +1880.0 SRI LANKA NUWARA ELIYA

+06.883 +081.833 +0008.0 SRI LANKA POTTUVIL

+06.817 +080.967 +1250.0 SRI LANKA DIYATALAWA

+06.983 +081.050 +0667.0 SRI LANKA BADULLA

+06.683 +080.400 +0088.0 SRI LANKA RATNAPURA

+06.033 +080.217 +0013.0 SRI LANKA GALLE

+06.117 +081.133 +0020.0 SRI LANKA HAMBANTOTA

File naming and required software

The file is named using the Pascal Case. The data file is a text file (txt) that can be viewed directly and referenced according to the corresponding identifier in the documentation.

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Cite as:

Deng, C. (2019). Regular meteorological element datasets for 22 observing sites in Sri Lanka (2008-2018). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Meteoro.tpdc.271007. CSTR: 18406.11.Meteoro.tpdc.271007. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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Support Program

Pan-Third Pole Environment Study for a Green Silk Road-A CAS Strategic Priority A Program (No:XDA20000000)

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