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).
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Description: Access to North American Drought Atlas data and documentation

Description: North America Drought Atlas accessed through the LDEO Climate Data Library.
Geographic Coverage
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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:
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: annual
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Climate Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BENNO BLUMENTHAL
Phone: (845) 680-4450
Fax: (845) 680-4864
Email: benno at iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
Data Library Manager
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964-8000
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 15 GB
Distribution Format: HDF
Fees: None
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-352-2109
Email: gang.ye at sigmaspace.com
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Publications/References
Ackerman, S. K. Strabala, P. Menzel, R. Frey, C. Moeller, and
L. Gumley, 1998: Discriminating clear sky from clouds with
MODIS. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 32141-32157

Ackerman, S. A., W. L. Smith and H. E. Revercomb, 1990: The 27-28
October 1986 FIRE IFO cirrus case study: spectral properties of cirrus
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-04-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-09-22

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