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Theo BrandsmaKNMI, the Netherlands
International workshop onthe digitization of historical climate data
the new SACA&D databases and climate analysis in the Asian region
Citeko, Bogor, Indonesia, 2-5 April 2012
Hourly meteorological observations of Batavia/Jakarta in the 1866-1980 period
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Didah
1.Yearbooks with hourly data of Batavia/Jakarta (1866-1980)
2.Yearbooks with daily rainfall (1879-1916)
3.Yearbooks with monthly rainfall characteristics (1917-1965)
4.Yearbooks with monthly/annual data of secondary stations
(1910-1973)
5.Post 1970 data
Didah data sources
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1.Temperature
2.Rainfall
3.Air pressure
4.Relative humidity
5.Wind direction
6.Wind speed (from 1879 onwards)
7.Cloudiness (from 1880 onwards)
Main measured/observed meteorological variables
Background of the observatory and the measurements
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Digitization and quality control
Example from the yearbooks
1.Scanning2.OCR3.Quality control4.Database
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Batavia/Jakarta annual mean temperature (1866-1980)
1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000year
25.0
25.5
26.0
26.5
27.0
27.5
28.0
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
Some results
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Batavia/Jakarta diurnal cycle changes (1866-1980)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24hour
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
1866-18901891-19201921-19501951-1980
Some results
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Population growth in Batavia/Jakarta 1870-2010
1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000year
105
106
107
45678
2
3
45678
2
3
45678
popu
latio
n
Some results
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24hour
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
Rai
nfal
l (m
m)
1866-18751876-1885
Batavia/Jakarta diurnal rainfall cycle changes (1866-1885)
Some results
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1. Validation of climate models
2. Construction of baseline climate and development of climate
scenarios
3. Study of long term climate trends and variability
4. Study of the impact of the urban heat island on climate
variables in Batavia/Jakarta
Possible applications of the dataset