PROMICE | GC-NET automatic weather station data

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Authors: Robert S. Fausto, Penelope R. How, Baptiste Vandecrux, Mads C. Lund, Jason E. Box, Kenneth David Mankoff, S. B. Andersen, Dirk van As, Rasmus Bahbah, Michele Citterio, William Colgan, Henrik T. Jakobsgaard
+21 more Nanna B. Karlsson, Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Signe Hillerup Larsen, Charlotte Olsen, Falk Marius Oraschewski, Anja Rutishauser, Christopher L. Shields, Anne Munck Solgaard, Ian T. Stevens, Synne Høyer Svendsen, Kirsty Langley, Alexandra Messerli, Anders Anker Bjørk, Jonas Kvist Andersen, Jakob Abermann, Jakob Friedrich Steiner, Rainer Prinz, Bernhard Hynek, James M. Lea, Stephen Brough, Andreas P. Ahlstrøm
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Abstract

Abstract. We present a new version of the PROMICE | GC-NET automatic weather station (AWS) data product, combining observations from two Greenland AWS networks; PROMICE and GC-NET. The dataset integrates records from more than 50 active and historical AWS sites across the Greenland Ice Sheet, peripheral glaciers and land areas. This new version includes improvements in station design, sensor configuration, and data processing. Two primary station types are used: dual-boom masts in the accumulation area, and free-standing tripods with a single instrument boom in the ablation area. Data are processed with pypromice, an open-source Python package designed for standardized, transparent, and reproducible workflows, including calibration, filtering, variable derivation, and correction. The resulting products are distributed in CF-compliant NetCDF and CSV formats and include both measured and derived variables for applications in polar meteorology, climatology, and glaciology. Access is open under license CC-BY 4.0. A GitHub-based issue tracker (https://github.com/GEUS-Glaciology-and-Climate/PROMICE-AWS-data-issues) supports community-driven quality control within a living data framework. The datasets are openly available at https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/IW73UU (How et al., 2022a).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cryospheric studies and observations Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Publication details

Journal / source
Earth system science data
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
2829–2873
Publication date
22 April 2026
Language
EN