[Sensor_Name: Short_Name='RAIN GAUGES']
GLOBAL HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY NETWORK, 1753-1990
Entry ID: CDIAC_NDP41

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Summary
Abstract: This NDP contains monthly temperature, precipitation, sea-level pressure, and station-pressure data for thousands of meteorological stations worldwide. The database was compiled from pre-existing national, regional, and global collections of data as part of the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) project, the goal of which is to produce, maintain, and make available a comprehensive global ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: EISCHEID, J.K.HEIM, R.KARL, T.R.PETERSON, T.C.SCHMOYER, R.L.STEURER, P.M.VOSE, R.S.
Dataset Title: GLOBAL HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY NETWORK, 1753-1990
Dataset Release Date: 1998
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/220
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=220&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1753-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
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METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
Thermometers Ancillary Description
RAIN GAUGES Ancillary Description
BAROMETERS Ancillary Description
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 220

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
JON K. EISCHEID
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 497-5970
Email: jon at noaacdc.colorado.edu
Contact Address:
Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-11-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-11

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