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State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00673

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Summary
Abstract: Global Hazards/Climate Extremes highlights significant weather events around the world by month and year. It is prepared by and available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Product was first released in 2003 as a framework to summarize weather-related hazards and disasters across the world. Information is presented on a web page that is updated weekly and is focused on the following events: drought, excessive heat, flooding, severe storms, tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, and severe winter weather. The information provided is a compilation of media news and other reports accompanied by relevant images, graphs, and documents.

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

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition

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Description: Access page that links to the monthly Global Hazards and Climate Extremes web pages.
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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: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes
Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Asheville, NC
Dataset Publisher: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data Presentation Form: Diagram, document, graph, map, remote-sensing image, tabular digital data
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/hazards
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-01-01
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Platform
SATELLITES Ancillary Description
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints 2002 data are restricted to CLPX investigators until 1 September 2003. 2003 data are restricted to CLPX investigators until 21 August 2004.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0151

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 46 MB
Distribution Format: raw binary (including an ASCII header) and GeoTiff
Personnel
TERRY HARAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 303-492-1847
Email: tharan at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-08-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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