Dataset
MIDAS: Global Weather Observation Data
Update Frequency: Monthly
Latest Data Update: 2023-06-12
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2006-07-27
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 360 Files | 123GB
Abstract
The global weather observation data contain meteorological values observed at 3-hrly intervals by non-UK stations, as reported in SYNOP and METAR codes. The messages contain measurements of the concrete state, wind speed and direction, cloud type and amount, visibility, temperature, sunshine duration, precipitation amount, and present and past weather. The data span from 1974 to present.
Note: from 1st November 2016 the data go from 57 to 58 columns with the introduction of additional quality control checks performed within the MIDAS system and an associated 'version number' column added to the data. See documentation for further details.
Citable as: Met Office (2006): MIDAS: Global Weather Observation Data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0ec59f09b3158829a059fe70b17de951/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Met Office, MIDAS, meteorology, global
Details
| Previous Info: |
No news update for this record
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| Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_46155cd8-d7d2-11e1-bf5e-00163e251233
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| Access rules: |
These data have multiple licences for different applications. Always make sure to read the appropriate licence for full data usage limitations details. Other usage may not be permitted.
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access. Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement.pdf https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement_gov.pdf When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data collated by the Met Office and archived in the Met Office's MIDAS database. Data are extracted from a sub-set of available tables and delivered to BADC approximately on a monthly basis as flat files. |
| Data Quality: |
Data undergo quality checking by the Met Office. State of the data in the quality control process and level of data quality are indicated using version numbers and quality control flagging with the data. See documentation about how to use the quality control flagging and version numbers.
There are also some known data from commissioning trials in the data, which are given a src_id of 99999. These should be ignored by the user.
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| File Format: |
Data are ASCII formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: 24 Hour Rainfall
- names: 24 Hour Rainfall
- long_name: Day Of Snow
- names: Day Of Snow
- long_name: Day Of Thunder
- names: Day Of Thunder
- long_name: Diffuse Solar Irradiation Amount
- names: Diffuse Solar Irradiation Amount
- long_name: Direct Solar Irradiation Amount
- names: Direct Solar Irradiation Amount
- long_name: Duration Of Rain
- names: Duration Of Rain
- long_name: Fresh Snow Depth
- names: Fresh Snow Depth
- long_name: Global Solar Irradiation Amount
- names: Global Solar Irradiation Amount
- long_name: Hourly Sunshine
- names: Hourly Sunshine
- long_name: Ice
- names: Ice
- long_name: Lightning
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G171
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G171, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning
- long_name: Rain
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G288
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G288
- long_name: Snow
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G290
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G290, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow
- long_name: Snow Cover
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0766
- gcmd_keyword: Snow Cover
- names: Snow Cover, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0766
- long_name: Snow Depth
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0768
- gcmd_keyword: Snow Depth
- names: Snow Depth, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0768
- long_name: Snow Lying
- names: Snow Lying
- long_name: Solar Irradiance
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0809
- gcmd_keyword: Solar Irradiance
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0809, Solar Irradiance
- long_name: Sunshine
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G217
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Sunshine
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Sunshine, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G217
- long_name: Sunshine Amount
- names: Sunshine Amount
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1974-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |
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