Street-level weather station network, Bristol

Details

Resource

Measurements

Method

Field

Geometry

City scale

Topic

Urban heat & thermal comfort

Quantities

Temperature, Humidity

Instrument

Weather station

Location

Bristol, UK · more from United Kingdom

Year

2026

Creators

Christen, Andreas; Barlow, Janet F; Grimmond, Sue; Escobar-Ruiz, Veronica; Matthews, James; Plein, Marvin; Zeeman, Matthias; Ludwig, Svenja; Gunner, Sam; van Reeuwijk, Maarten

Institution

University of Bristol; University of Freiburg; University of Reading; Imperial College London

Linked publications

Papers that describe or use this resource.

• Modular approach to near-time data management for multi-city atmospheric environmental observation campaigns (2024)

Parts (6)

• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol, UK from 2024-05-16 to 2024-12-31 [RAW]
• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol, UK from 2024-05-16 to 2024-12-31 [RAW]
• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol from 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 [L1]
• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol, UK from 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [L1]
• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol, UK from 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [RAW]
• Data from street-level Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in Bristol, UK from 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [RAW]

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