Australian synoptic wind data
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At a glance
All recorded wind speed and direction data for stations across Australia, some islands and the Antarctic.
A map of the stations.
Product details
The Australian synoptic wind data DVD ROM contains:
- Synoptic (generally 3-hourly or less) wind data for approximately 1,740 stations from the start of recording until the latest available.
- Additional information to help describe the process behind the wind observations, including details on observational instructions, and a brief section on technical notes and further references.
A companion product, IDCJDC06, provides daily wind information including daily mean wind speed, wind gust and wind run data.
Format
Data is provided on DVD ROM, comprising files in the following formats:
- Synoptic wind data in comma separated ASCII text, compressed in ZIP format, with 1 observation per record;
- Brief notes describing some properties of the data and the formats of the data, as a text file;
- Station details, as text files
Cost
Please contact us for costs
Download a sample
Sample files are available for download:
Product metadata
The following metadata summary, and station details, provide information about the data. For example, information is provided about the station, including name, location (latitude/longitude) and length of the data record.
| Product reference | IDCJHC01.201106 |
|---|---|
| Title | Synoptic wind data |
| Description | All recorded wind speed and direction data for stations across Australia, some islands and the Antarctic. The number of observations per day varies between sites, but is generally between 1 observation (usually 9am) and 8 observations per day (at three hourly intervals). Some stations do have gaps in the data record. |
| Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Geographic extent name(s) | Australia |
| Beginning/end dates | Start of recording to latest available |
| Update frequency | Second quarter of each calendar year |
| Scale/resolution | N/A |
Orders and further information
To order this product, please submit via our Data requests & Enquiries page.
For further information, please contact - Climate Information Services: 03 9669 4082
Copyright
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Please note that the copyright for any data supplied for the Bureau of Meteorology is held in the Commonwealth of Australia and the purchaser shall give acknowledgement of the source in reference to the data. Apart from dealings under the Copyright Act 1968, the purchaser shall not reproduce (electronically or otherwise), modify or supply (by sale or otherwise) these data without written permission from the supplier. |
