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National Digital Forecast Database (DSI-9959)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00595

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Summary

Abstract: National Digital Forecast Database (DSI-9959) is a digital data set archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) provides access to gridded forecast of sensible weather elements. These sensible weather elements include: temperature, dew point, winds, chance of precipitation, precipitation amount, weather, and sky cover. These are plotted every ...

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Fees, if applicable, are displayed on the web page for obtaining these data; fees are also dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for further information on fees and terms for retrieving these data.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: The HAS web interface allows users to order data from the tape archive

Link: GET DATA

Description: NCDC NOMADS provides access to NCDC's archive of the National Weather Service National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD).

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Multimedia Sample

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Description: Recent NDFD Graphics via web browser

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: 12.0

E: -66.0

W: 145.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: National Digital Forecast Database (DSI-9959)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data

Online Resource: http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/data.php?name=type#ndfd

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-06-06

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > GUAM

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > FOG

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12

Instrument

HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2

TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder

MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

TOVS Pathfinder Science Team

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: TOVSB5ND:3

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