Regional Updating and Expansion of the Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN) Database: High Mountain Areas of Central Asia

主要目标是更新和扩大全球历史气候网络数据库，重点是中亚高山地区。该数据集将根据前苏联中亚国家国家水文气象局（NHMS）进行的气象测量数据汇编而成。其目标是延长目前在全球气候变化网络数据库中的中亚40个气候站的时间序列，并在该数据集中增加200个站。大多数新的车站位于海拔1000米以上。将构建NHMS收集的气温和累积月降水值的月平均数据，沿着构建最高/最低月温度数据的子集。该数据库将包括三个不同的数据集：㈠原始数据; ㈡经过严格质量评估和控制的经质量调整的数据集; ㈢台站元数据。该数据集将在国家冰雪数据中心（NSIDC），国家大气研究中心（NCAR）和国家气候数据中心（NCDC）存档。这项工作很重要，因为它将产生一个气候数据库，有助于评估一个已知是气候变化敏感指标的地区的长期气候。

The primary objective is to update and expand the Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN) database, focused on the high-mountain areas of Central Asia. The data set will be compiled from meteorological measurements conducted by the National Hydrometeorological Services (NHMS) of the Central Asian states in the Former Soviet Union. The goal is to extend the time series of 40 climate stations from Central Asia that are currently in the GHCN database, and add 200 stations to that data set. Most of the new stations are located above the 1000m elevation. Monthly mean data for air temperature and cumulative monthly precipitation values collected by NHMS, along with a subset of maximum/minimum monthly temperature data will be constructed. The database will include three different data sets: (i) the original data; (ii) a homogeneity-adjusted data set that has undergone rigorous quality assessment and control; and (iii) station metadata. The data set will be archived at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The work is important because it will result in a climate database useful to assess long-term climate in a region known to be a sensitive indicator of climate change.