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COMET Case Study 029: Montana Fire Weather-Dry Cold Front 1999 Data at UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC
Entry ID:
COMET029_UCAR_JOSS_NOAA_CODIAC
Summary
Abstract:
A dry cold front passed through eastern Montana on 31 October 1999
bringing in a strong northwest wind behind it. Warmer and drier than normal conditions existed in the region at this time, so with the addition of strong wind, the fire danger rose greatly. Sustained winds of 50+ knots and gusts to near 80 knots were reported in eastern Montana, driving fires near the towns of Outlook and Wolf Point. Over $12 million in damages are estimated statewide from the strong wind and fires. For more information, see: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_029
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and NASA GSFC
Dataset Title:
LPRM/TMI/TRMM Daily L3 Day Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Params, and QC
Dataset Release Date:
04.16.2012
Dataset Release Place:
Greenbelt, MD U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version:
1
Online Resource:
ftp://hydro1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/WAOB/LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3.001/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1997-12-07
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree Temporal Resolution: Daily Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Instrument
Project
Quality
The LPRM/TMI data are sensitive to both internal model limitations and external processes and are screened for the presence of snow/frozen soils, water, and dense vegetation covers. All screened out data pixels are flagged and indicated by a non-data value. A soil moisture uncertainty parameter at X band is included (Parinussa et al., 2011).
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
None
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
Online (FTP)
Distribution Size:
(per file) 9.9 MB
Distribution Format:
NETCDF
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+31 20 598 7287
Email:
Richard.de.jeu at falw.vu.nl
Contact Address:
Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
Department of Hydrology and Geo-environmental Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
City:
1081 HV Amsterdam
Country:
The Netherlands
Publications/References
Owe, M., R. de Jeu, and T. Holmes (2008), Multisensor historical climatology of satellite-derived global land surface moisture, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F01002, 17 pp., doi:10.1029/2007JF000769
Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2012-03-29
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-04-17
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