AMRC database
URL: https://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/data/
The development of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) was a marriage between the AWS project and the Man computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS) project, also at the UW-Madison. The need for improved Antarctic forecasts, and the potential to develop a mosaic of satellite imagery from both geostationary and polar orbiting satellites over the Antarctic drove the formation of two groups: One that provided weather forecasts in support of research vessels in Antarctic waters, the Antarctic Meteorological Forecasting Center (AMFC), and one that focused on the development of composite satellite imagery and Antarctic meteorological data collection, distribution and archiving, the AMRC. The AMFC provided forecasts for USAP research vessels for several years before the NSF retired this activity and eventually moved it to the United States Naval Warfare System Center (SPAWAR) Office of Polar Programs. While the AMFC no longer exists, the AMRC continues to: create Antarctic satellite composites; conduct scientific research with those composites and other observational datasets; collect, distribute and archive Antarctic data; and promote Antarctic science through educational outreach activities.
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | April 6, 2022 |
| Metadata last updated | April 6, 2022 |
| Created | April 6, 2022 |
| Format | unknown |
| License | No License Provided |
| Id | 63c0d934-0bf6-4b1c-a656-343139f9a79e |
| Package id | f8e8cb19-337e-42ff-becf-a9046293faad |
| State | active |