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The German R/V Polarstern, a Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Bremerhaven sponsored ship, provided bridge observations taken every 3 hours and automated weather observations in 10 minute averages during some cruises and 1 minute intervals on other cruises. The automated weather system was located in the center of the vessel. The variables available are:

* Platform Heading	* Platform Course
* Platform Speed	* Platform Relative Wind Direction
* Platform Relative Wind Speed	* Earth Relative Wind Direction
* Earth Relative Wind Speed	* Sea Temperature
* Atmospheric Pressure	* Air Temperature
* Dewpoint Temperature	* Relative Humidity
* Specific Humidity	* Rain Rate

*Certain variables may not be available for every cruise on this ship.

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Download	Year	Dates available	Cruise Information	Data Provider	Time Resolution
				Date Public	R/V Country
Download	1993	05/18/93 - 10/05/93 10/18/93 - 11/27/93 12/10/93 - 01/29/94	Map & QC Report	G. Koenig-Langlo	10
				14 FEB 2001	Germany
Download	1994	02/11/94 - 02/28/94 04/01/94 - 05/19/94 05/31/94 - 06/17/94 07/05/94 - 10/06/94 11/23/94 - 06/10/95	Map & QC Report	G. Koenig-Langlo	10
				14 FEB 2001	Germany
Download	1995	07/07/95 - 10/29/95 11/09/95 - 03/08/96	Map & QC Report	G. Koenig-Langlo	10
				14 FEB 2001	Germany
Download	1996	05/21/96 - 06/20/96 07/12/96 - 09/22/96 10/05/96 - 11/08/96	Map & QC Report	G. Koenig-Langlo	10
				14 FEB 2001	Germany

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