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WegenerNet high-resolution weather and climate data from 2007 to 2020
Jürgen Fuchsberger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Gottfried Kirchengast
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology/Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Thomas Kabas
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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The paper describes the most recent weather and climate data from the WegenerNet station networks, providing hydrometeorological measurements since 2007 at very high spatial and temporal resolution for long-term observation in two regions in southeastern Austria: the WegenerNet Feldbach Region, in the Alpine forelands, comprising 155 stations with 1 station about every 2 km2, and the WegenerNet Johnsbachtal, in a mountainous region, with 14 stations at altitudes from about 600 m to 2200 m.
The paper describes the most recent weather and climate data from the WegenerNet station...
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