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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

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Instrument

PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar

Project

EOS > Earth Observing System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

Quality A Table structure (called Scan Status) is included in the HDF file,
containing entries on a scan-by-scan basis. These entries include a
geolocation flag and a data quality flag, indicating the percentage of
pixels along each scan with values within a pre-defined range.

Access Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

GSFC_GES_DISC

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/
Dataset ID: TRMM PR Power 1B21

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 15-16 files /day; 80,000 - 81,000 KB/file

Distribution Format: HDF

Fees: none

Personnel

JAXA EOC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +81-49-298-1262

Fax: N/A

Email: orderdesk at eoc.jaxa.jp

Contact Address:

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Earth Observation Center

City: 1401 NUMANOUE OHASHI HATOYAMA-MACHI

Province or State: HIKI-GUN SAITAMA-KEN

Postal Code: 350-0302

Country: JAPAN

HYDROLOGY DATA SUPPORT TEAM

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-5165

Fax: (301) 614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Hydrology Data Support Team, Code 610.2

Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

File Specifications for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf

Metadata for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespecMeta.TRMM.V7.pdf

TRMM V6 vs. V7 Major Data Format Changes: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf

T. Kozu, T. Kawanishi, K. Oshimura, M. Satake, H. Kumagai; TRMM
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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-07-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-22

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