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Alpine Experiment (DSI-9684)
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00188

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Summary
Abstract: Alpine Experiment is historical data set DSI-9684 archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The last major field experiment of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) evolved from its sub-program on the Air-Flow Over and Around Mountains, called Alpine Experiment (ALPEX). The project has focused on circulations due to wind forcing, including storm surges in the Adriatic and ... View entire text

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 50.0   S: 30.0   E: 38.0   W: -5.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: Alpine Experiment (DSI-9684)
Dataset Release Date: Unknown
Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1982-03-01
Stop Date: 1982-04-01
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Data Center
World Glacier Monitoring Service Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.geo.unizh.ch/wgms/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WORLD GLACIER MONITORING SERVICE
Phone: +41 44 635 5139
Fax: +41 44 635 6841
Email: wgmsgeo.uzh.ch
Contact Address:
World Glacier Monitoring Service
Department of Geography
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
City: Zurich
Postal Code: CH-8057
Country: Switzerland
Publications/References
Braithwaite, R.J. 2002. Glacier mass balance: the first 50 years of international monitoring. Progr. Phys. Geogr., 26 (1), 76-95.

Cogley, J.G. and W.P. Adams. 1998. Mass balance of glaciers other than the ice sheets. J. Glaciol., 44 (147), 315-325.

Dyurgerov, M.B. 2002. Glacier mass balance and regime: data of measurements and analysis. Boulder, CO, University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic ... View entire text
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-10-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-22

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