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Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Zonal Wind Index, 1953-present
Entry ID: QBO_ZONAL_WIND_INDEX

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Summary
Abstract: [Text Source: Freie Universitat Berlin, http://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/met/ag/strat/produkte/qbo/ ]

Almost 50 years ago, the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) of the winds in the equatorial stratosphere was detected due to the establishment of a global, regularly measuring radiosonde network (Graystone, 1959; Ebdon, 1960).

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Description: Access to documentation, graphics, and QBO monthly data.

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Description: Stratospheric Research Group of the Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 79.89   S: -54.75   E: 179.85   W: -179.2

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO), and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Dataset Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, Future Estimates
Dataset Release Date: 2005-12
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 3.00
Data Presentation Form: raster
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-count-f...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-07-01
Stop Date: 2005-07-01
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Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Science Keywords
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FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Quality The dates given in temporal coverage are accurate to year only.
Access Constraints The dataset is available for download from the provided URL.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 85 KB
Distribution Format: .xls
Fees: free
Personnel
IAN GOODWIN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 2 4921 8870
Fax: +61 2 4921 5877
Email: ian.goodwin at newcastle.edu.au
Contact Address:
SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
City: CALLAGHAN
Province or State: New South Wales
Postal Code: 2308
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-04-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-06-08

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