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CLIVAR VACS African Climate Atlas
Entry ID: CLIVAR_VACS_AFRICA_ATLAS

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Summary
Abstract: This data set consists of observed climate data on the 0.5 degree grid from the
New et al. (1999) and New et al. (2000) climatology. Rainfall data on the 2.5
x 3.75 grid is the Hulme (1994) data set. Mean and standard deviation are also
available.

Data coverage is for:
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Description: Access to African climatology
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -40.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
  N: 40.0   S: -40.0   E: 55.0   W: -30.0
  N: 40.0   S: 10.0   E: 55.0   W: -20.0
  N: 25.0   S: -2.0   E: 40.0   W: -20.0
  N: 10.0   S: -20.0   E: 40.0   W: 5.0
  N: 15.0   S: -15.0   E: 53.0   W: 20.0
  N: -0.0   S: -38.0   E: 52.0   W: 10.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: CLIVAR VACS Team
Dataset Title: CLIVAR VACS African Climate Atlas
Dataset Publisher: CLIVAR
Online Resource: http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1931-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 3.75 deg
Longitude Resolution: 3.75 deg
Temporal Resolution: monthly, seasonal
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
SEDIMENT CORERS Ancillary Description
Project
Quality See the documentation for methodolgy and quality:
ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/
in the readme.verschuren2000.txt file
Use Constraints Must cite the authors and original refernece when using this data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Format: ascii, Excel spreadsheets
Fees: None
Personnel
BRIAN F. CUMMING
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab.
Department of Biology
Queen's University
City: Kingston
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: K7L3N6
Country: Canada
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Publications/References
Verschuren, D., K. R. Laird, and B. F. Cumming, 2000, Rainfall and
drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years. Nature,
No.6768, v403, pp410-414, January 27, 2000.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-04-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-04-19

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