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BOMEX - Miscellaneous Data (DSI-9670)
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00598

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Summary
Abstract: BOMEX - Miscellaneous Data is a historical digital data set archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). BOMEX Archive includes, data collected during the Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment (BOMEX) in 1969. Parameters included in this dataset are: boundary layer and surface air temperature, wet bulb temperature, humidity, and winds; clouds; visibility; precipitation; sea ... View entire text

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition
Related URL
Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA
Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 18.0   S: 7.0   E: -52.0   W: -60.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: BOMEX - Miscellaneous Data (DSI-9670)
Dataset Release Date: Unknown
Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1969-05-01
Stop Date: 1969-07-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT Parameter Definition
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Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
Quality The data quality is variable between years, some years had dedicated data collectors and others did not - hence data were collected only sporadically in those years, if at all.

The detail of information recorded on the sightings also varied between year to year, as did the format of the recordings. The format and the physical condition of the records resulted in some ... View entire text
Access Constraints The data currently is not publicly available. Contact the custodian for access.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference at the provided URL when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
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: 108KB
Distribution Format: .xls
Personnel
HARRY BURTON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: harry.burton at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Rounsevell, D. (1988) Periodic irruptions of itinerant leopard seals within the Australasian sector of the Southern Ocean, 1976-86. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 122(1). 189-191


Rounsevell, D., Eberhard, I. (1980) Leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx (Pinnipedia), at Macquarie Island from 1949 to 1979. Australian Journal of Wildlife Research 7. 403-415
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-10-12

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