Caveats
These data are results from site characterization measurements made by Cornell and Caltech with the authorization of CONICYT and in cooperation with the University of Chile and others. They are available for use by the CCAT project and other researchers, but please note:- Not all links are active. Some files are preliminary and may be replaced without notice.
- Some files may contain "bad" data when, for example, instruments were malfunctioning. Although we have tried to edit out these data, use the files at your own risk.
- Please do not refer to these data in any publication, etc., without contacting us first.
Simon Radford, CCAT Deputy Project Manager
Sulphur mine: 2004 May to July
| Quantity | Quartiles |
Cumul. Distrib. |
Variations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. |
25% |
Median |
75% |
Max. |
Diurnal |
Seasonal |
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| Temperature | -11.2 | -9.2 | -7.1 | |||||
| Pressure | 527.8 | 529.2 | 530.3 | |||||
| Relative Humidity |
7 | 15 | 31 | |||||
| Absolute Humidity |
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| Wind Speed (peak)† |
7.0 | 9.1 | 11.2 | |||||
| Wind Speed (ave.)† |
4.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | |||||
† Wind speed peak and average in 15 min intervals.
| Month | Time Series | Distributions | Data | Diurnal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||||
| July | txt.zip | |||
| June | txt.zip | |||
| May | txt.zip |
Summit: 2002 March to July
The following data have two anomalies.
- An (unknown) offset was added to the barometer values.
- The clock drifted.
As a result, only the temperature, humidity, and wind speed distributions and the wind rose are reliable. The diurnal patterns are not reliable.
| Month | Time Series | Distributions | Data | Diurnal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ||||
| July | txt.zip | |||
| June | txt.zip | |||
| May | txt.zip | |||
| April | txt.zip | |||
| March | txt.zip |
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