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Extreme Weather and Climate Events

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00508

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Summary

Abstract: Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a web page at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Extreme Weather and Climate Events web site links to some of the more interesting NCDC web pages. Links are provided to US Hurricanes, Heavy Precipitation, Temperature Extremes and Drought, US Tornadoes, Worldwide Weather and Climate Events, Historical Global Extremes, Satellite Images, US Radar Composites, Climatic Data, US Local Storm Reports, Climate Monitoring, El Nino/La Nina, Global Climate Change, and Billion Dollar Weather Disasters. Tabular data, maps, radar images, technical papers, and other work are presented in these web pages.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: web page

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Pricing is dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for information on fees
and terms for retrieving the Data Set or Product.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: Extreme Weather and Climate Events

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Dataset Release Place: Asheville, NC

Dataset Publisher: NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center

Data Presentation Form: web page

Online Resource: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality Users should read information contained within the two documents below to avoid misuse of the data in their research.

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Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA