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Climate Atlas of the United States CD-ROM Versions 1.0 and 2.0
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00519

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Summary

Abstract: Climate Atlas of the United States is a product offered by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Climate Atlas of the United States CD-ROM Versions 1.0 and 2.0 are the previous and current editions of a digital product available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Version 1.0, which is still available, consists of data from only the 48 contiguous U.S. states in North America. Version 2.0 features climate maps of all 50 states. It replaces a popular paper Atlas last published in 1968, and supersedes version 1.0. The new CD Atlas contains 2023 color maps of climatic elements such as temperature, precipitation, snow, wind, pressure, etc., chosen to portray the climate of the US. The period of record of the data for most of the maps is 1961-1990. The user may install the Atlas onto a local drive, or run the Atlas from the CD. From the Atlas interface, the user chooses an element type (Temperature, or Precipitation, or Snow, etc.), an element (mean, or maximum, or record extreme, etc.), and a geographic area (Lower 48, Alaska, or Hawaii). The Atlas displays maps of the selected element and area using ESRI's ArcExplorer, which is included on the CD. ArcExplorer provides GIS capabilities, such as zoom, query, identify, and theme layering. The Atlas provides access to extensive help and documentation directly from its interface. The same help and documentation are available from NCDC's Atlas Help and Atlas Documentation pages. Sample maps are available from its Atlas Web Page. Additionally, the CD contains all of the data (in "dbf" format) used to produce the Atlas. NOTE: Most of these maps can also be ordered individually in a high resolution Adobe PDF format, or as ESRI Shape Files.

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: product

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
Description: Online shopping feature and pricing for this Product.

Link: GET DATA

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA
Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

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Geographic Coverage

N: 72.0 S: 24.0 E: -66.0 W: 170.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: Climate Atlas of the United States CD-ROM Versions 1.0 and 2.0
Dataset Release Date: Unknown
Data Presentation Form: multimedia presentation
Online Resource: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodn...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1961-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ELEVATION

Project

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information]

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

Keywords

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

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

Distribution

Distribution_Format: PDF and ESRI Shape Files
Fees: Please See Summary

Personnel

NCDC METADATA SERVICES
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 828-271-4800
Fax: 828-271-4876
Email: ncdc.metadata at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue
Room 468
City: Asheville
Province or State: North Carolina
Postal Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-06-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-21

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