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Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic Subset

Entry ID: NSIDC-0057

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Summary

Abstract: The Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic subset contains marine surface weather reports for the region north of 65 degrees N from ships, drifting ice stations, and buoys. COADS is the result of an ongoing project to assemble and reduce machine-readable portions of the available historical ocean-atmosphere record into a regular, compact, easy-to-use database. The COADS LMRF ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: 65.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic Subset

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

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0057.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Platform

BUOYS

SHIPS

Instrument

BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS

XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Air Temperature

Arctic

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NCAR

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0057

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

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0057

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0057

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA 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, LMRF packed binary format

Distribution Size: 201 MB UNIX compressed or 632 MB uncompressed

Personnel

MARK C. SERREZE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (303) 492-6199

Fax: (303) 492-2468

Email: serreze 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

Publications/References

Graham, C. H., S. Ferrier, F. Huettmann, C. Moritz and A.T. Peterson, 2004 New
developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity
analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 19: 497-503.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-29

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-21

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