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National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990

Entry ID: ARCSS043

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Summary

Abstract: The radiation data are derived from the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB) hourly data in synoptic format, and provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). They contain hourly global horizontal solar irradiance, direct normal solar irradiance, and diffuse horizontal solar irradiance for 17 Solar and Meteorological Surface Observation Network (SAMSON) stations in Alaska from January 1, 1961 through December 31, 1990. The data are distributed with permission from NCDC.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: 55.0

E: -131.0

W: -170.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: T. Ross

Dataset Title: National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990

Dataset Release Date: 1995-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss043.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1961-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

Ancillary Keywords

Net Radiation

Sky Radiation

Solar Radiation

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ADCC

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ARCSS043

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS043

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: ARCSS043

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Personnel

THOMAS ROSS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (704) 271-4994

Fax: (704) 271-4876

Email: TROSS at NCDC.NOAA.GOV

Email: orders at ncdc.noaa.gov

Contact Address:

National Climatic Data Center

Research Customer Service Group

Federal Building

151 Patton Avenue

City: Asheville

Province or State: NC

Postal Code: 28801-5001

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-12-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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