Metadata details
AAS_4637_Davis_All_Sky_Camera
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- Citation
- French, J. and Alexander, S. (2022) Cloud and clear-sky images recorded by an all sky camera located at Davis, 2022 onwards, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/AAS_4637_Davis_All_Sky_Camera, Accessed: 2026-08-18
- Title
- Cloud and clear-sky images recorded by an all sky camera located at Davis, 2022 onwards
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2022-09-28
- Revision Date
- 2022-09-28
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
This data contains 1-minute resolution all-sky (hemispheric fisheye) images obtained at Davis Station from January 1, 2022.
Images were obtained with a Moonglow Technologies All-Sky-Cam and associated software (http://www.moonglowtech.com/products/AllSkyCam/)
Images are 720x576 pixel resolution
Images are captured at a rate of one per minute.
Data collection is ongoing.
The images have all been stitched together into lossless video files.
Earlier images (2015-2021) are available via the metadata record, "AAS_4292_Davis_All_Sky_Camera".
Purpose
To record sky conditions and derive cloud fraction associated with the ACRE project (AAS 4637).
Access
These data are not yet publicly available for download.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2022-01-01 - Stop date: 2022-09-26
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > TROPOSPHERIC/HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > TROPOSPHERIC/LOW LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > TROPOSPHERIC/MID-LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
Additional Keywords
- CLOUD IMAGES
Locations
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DAVIS
Platforms
- FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS
Instruments
- CAMERAS
Researchers
- french, john (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
- alexander, simon (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4637_Davis_All_Sky_Camera when using these data.
