CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset
Entry ID: NSIDC-0180

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Summary
Abstract: The Rapid Update Cycle analysis/model system at a 20-km horizontal resolution (RUC20) provides short-range numerical weather guidance for general forecasting, as well as for the special short-term needs of aviation and severe-weather forecasting. This data set consists of 60 meteorological and soil parameters at 50 computational levels. Data are available from 1 October 2002 to 1 October 2003. ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 54.0   S: 24.0   E: 66.0   W: -126.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: D. Cline, G. Fall, and A. Nilsson
Dataset Title: CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset
Dataset Release Date: 2004-02-02
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0180.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-09-30
Stop Date: 2003-09-30
ISO Topic Category
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Use Constraints Any person making substantial use of a data set must communicate
with the investigators who acquired the data prior to publication and
anticipate that the data collectors will be co-authors of published
results. This extends to model results and to data organized for
retrospective studies.

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Originating Center
Data Center
U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://globec.whoi.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT C. GROMAN
Phone: 508-289-2409
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: rgroman at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Swift House MS#38
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1127
Country: USA
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Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 508-289-2298
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: dallison at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
MS #36
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shiverick House
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 02543
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Burgett, Russ, Dave Herbert, Neil Oakey, 1996. U.S. GLOBEC
Georges Bank Microstructure data. Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island,
GSO Technical Report No. 96-6 October 1996.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-08-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-13

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