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North American Drought Atlas: A History of Meteorological Drought Reconstructed from 835 Tree-Ring Chronologies for the past 2005 years

Entry ID: LDEO_NADA

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Summary

Abstract: The North American Drought Atlas, is an HTML web browser program that provides
access to 286 annual drought reconstructions extending as far back as 1,992
years into the past. The reconstructions are derived from 835 exactly dated,
annual tree-ring chronologies. Data consists of the Palmer Drought Severity
Index (PDSI).
This Atlas was developed by Paul J. Krusic and ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to North American Drought Atlas data and documentation

Link: GET DATA

Description: North America Drought Atlas accessed through the LDEO Climate Data Library.

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: 65.0

S: 15.0

E: -30.0

W: -140.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Cook, E.R. and P.J. Krusic

Dataset Title: North American Drought Atlas

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the National Science Foundation

Online Resource: http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.LDEO/.TRL/.NADA2004/.pdsi-a...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 0012-01-01

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 1992 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY > HOLOCENE

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > MEXICO

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: annual
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > DROUGHT

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown
PROCESS DATE: Unknown

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA