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Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) Products
Entry ID:
WRCC_DRI_PRECIPITATION
Summary
Abstract:
The standardized precipitation index data set may be accessed via
World Wide Web. Link to: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/spi/spi.html Five quantities are computed as part of the Standardized Precipitation Index procedure. They follow as a consequence of an observation made by Dr. Tom McKee, State Climatologist for Colorado, that users are interested in one or several among the following types of ... 
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Tom Mckee, Nolan Doesken and John Kleist
Dataset Title:
Standardized Precipitation Index
Dataset Release Date:
1993
Dataset Release Place:
Colorado
Dataset Publisher:
Colorado Climate Center
Online Resource:
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/spi/spi.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1895-01-01
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IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
WWW
Distribution Format:
GIF
Fees:
NONE
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
301-614-5126
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
Maryland
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Guttman, N.B., 1998. Comparing the Palmer Drought Index and the
Standardized Precipitation Index. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 34(1), 113-121.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2004-09-23
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