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Publication date V1. 2019/08/29
Last updated V1. 2019/08/29
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YOU MUST CITE AS: Rothamsted Research (2019). Saxmundham monthly meteorological data summaries 1966-1985. Electronic Rothamsted Archive https://doi.org/10.23637/Sax-1928223556-01
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This dataset consists of monthly summaries of meteorological data measured at Saxmundham Experimental Station in East Suffolk, UK, from January 1966 until December 1985, and is derived from daily measurements taken at the site.
MEASUREMENTS
LOCATION
Saxmundham Experimental Station, Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK. 52.221 N 1.466 E 37 m asl.
The monthly summary data contained in this spreadsheet are derived from daily data measured at Saxmundham Experimental Station Meteorological Station, Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK. The 1966 and 1967 summaries were published in the Rothamsted Annual Reports for those years; subsequent years were also published in the 'Numerical Results' or 'Yields of the Fields Experiments' for 1968-1985, as well as the Rothamsted Annual Reports for each year. Summary data were converted from paper copies to electronic files using code to extract and compile summary data into a single dataset, July 2019. Verification of daily data includes checks for instrument errors, for missing data and outliers.
SaxMetDatamonthly1966-sup-v1.xlsx: Description of variables, data available, and record of missing or incomplete data, 1966-1985.
Meteorological station
Weather data
Meteorological factors
Weather
Precipitation
Rain
Air temperature
Soil temperature
Wind speed
Climate change
Climate
Margaret Glendining, Richard Ostler, Sarah Perryman, Lilybelle Cowland-Kellock, Tony Scott.
Rothamsted Research.
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e-RA Curators,
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The Long-term Experiments and weather stations are supported by the Lawes Agricultural Trust and BBSRC National Capability Funding (BBS/E/C/000J0300) recognising the national and international importance of the data.
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