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Table 1 Experimental meteorological stations, their locations, locations of the virtual climate stations points closest to them and distance between them

From: Comparison between meteorological data from the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and data from independent meteorological stations

Experimental station name

Symbol

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation (m)

Distance to coast (km)

Measurement period

VCSN latitude

VCSN longitude

VCSN elevation (m)

VCSN distance to coast (km)

Distance between experimental station and VCSN (m)

Avery

−41.7376

174.124

62

5

10/2014–6/2015

−41.725

174.125

71

6

1399

Lawson

−41.7226

174.0321

172

12

10/2014–6/2015

−41.725

174.025

136

13

648

Dillon

−41.6503

173.677

281

40

10/2014–6/2015

−41.675

173.675

427

38

2752

Cuddon

−41.539

173.8693

53

21

10/2014–6/2015

−41.525

173.875

28

19

1625

Atkinson

−41.3496

175.2407

60

5

2/2015–7/2015

−41.325

175.225

10

4

3032

JNL Ngaumu

−41.046

175.8764

241

14

2/2015–7/2015

−41.025

175.875

218

16

2344

McNeil

−39.7892

176.9706

282

2

2/2015–7/2015

−39.775

176.975

146

3

1623

Rolleston

−43.6182

172.3461

46

6

12/2008–8/2015

−43.625

172.325

52

6

1859

Harewood

−43.4668

172.5887

19

7

10/2013–9/2014

−43.475

172.575

22

8

1433