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Abstract

The goal of the "Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC)" is to expedite the progress of improving understanding and prediction of local multi-scale variability of the MC weather-climate system and its global impact through observations and modeling exercises. YMC-Sumatra 2017 targets the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and diurnal cycle of rain. Here, data consist of ship-based, land-based, moorings, and autonomous surface vehicles taken in the Maritime Continent region.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator
YMC Project JAMSTEC Office
Dataset Title
YMC – Sumatra 2017
Dataset Release Date
2019-02-22
Persistent Identifier
Type
DOI
Identifier
10.17596/0003407

Personnel

Role
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact
YMC JAMSTEC Office (ymc-joffice@jamstec.go.jp)

Keyword List

ISO Topic Category
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEANS
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Parameter
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>LONGWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>PRECIPITABLE WATER
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE> CLOUDS>CLOUD PROPERTIES>CLOUD CEILING
EARTH SCIENCE> ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN CIRCULATION>OCEAN CURRENTS
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN HEAT BUDGET>HEAT FLUX
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN PRESSURE>WATER PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>WATER TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS> SALINITY/DENSITY>CONDUCTIVITY
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN WINDS>SURFACE WINDS
Platform
R/V MIRAI
Indonesia
moorings
ASV
Other
JAMSTEC

Start Date - End Date

  • 2017-11-22 - 2018-01-17

Bounding Rectangle

South Bound
08.00S
North Bound
31.00N
West Bound
90.00E
East Bound
138.00E

Location

GEOGRAPHIC REGION>TROPICS

Project

Short Name
YMC
Long Name
Years of the Maritime Continent

Language

English

Organization

Organization Type
ORIGINATOR
Organization Name
Short Name
JAMSTEC
Long Name
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
Personnel
Role
DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact
dmo@jamstec.go.jp ( dmo@jamstec.go.jp)

Related URL

Description
Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC) – Sumatra 2017 campaign site

Last Metadata Revision Date

2023-03-29