Abstract:
The EPA Metadata Editor (EME) is a simple geospatial metadata editor that allows users to create and edit records that meet the EPA Geospatial Metadata Technical Specification and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) requirements.
Access Constraints
Registration is required for download.
EME Installation Requirements:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - ArcGIS 10 (or higher) - FGDC Patch for ArcGIS
Use Constraints
The software you are about to install, although reviewed for quality assurance, should be installed and used with the understanding that all possible variations in the conditions of hardware and software configurations, as well as the data entered, cannot always be anticipated and may consequently have an effect on the software used and the computer hardware. To the maximum extent permitted by ... applicable law, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency makes no warranty, express or implied, and accepts no liability for any damages, consequential or other (such as, damages for personal injury, loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information) concerning the use, attempted use, or application of this software.
Finally, reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
Name:
ANA
GREENE
Phone:
202-566-2132
Fax:
202-566-1684
Email:
greene.ana at epa.gov
Contact Address:
USEPA Headquarters
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Mail Code: 2823T City:
Washington, DC
Postal Code:
20460
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Online
Distribution_Format:
ZIP file
Fees:
No Fees
Personnel
JESSICA
ZICHICHI Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email:
zichichi.jessica at epa.gov
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
U. Schneider, T. Fuchs, A. Meyer-Christoffer, B. Rudolf: Global Precipitation Analysis Products of the GPCC, Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach a. M., Germany, July 2008.]
Adler, R. F., G. J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P.-P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, ... J. Susskind, P. Arkin and E. Nelkin, 2003: The Version-2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation analysis (1979-present)
J. Hydrometeorol., 4, 1147 1167. Beck, C., J. Grieser and B. Rudolf (2005): A New Monthly Precipitation Climatology for the Global Land Areas for the Period 1951 to 2000. DWD, Klimastatusbericht 2004, 181-190.
Fuchs, T., J. Rapp, F. Rubel and B. Rudolf (2001): Correction of Synoptic Precipitation Observations due to Systematic Measuring Errors with Special Regard to Precipitation Phases. Phys.Chem. Earth (B), Vol. 26, No. 9; pp. 689-693. Huffman, G. J., R. F. Adler, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, and P. R. Keehn, 1995: Global precipitation estimates based on a technique for combining satellite-based estimates, rain gauge analysis, and NWP model precipitation information. J. Climate, 8, 1285-1295.
Legates, D. R., and C. J. Willmott, 1990: Mean seasonal and spatial variability in gauge-corrected, global precipitation. Int. J. Climatol., 10, 111-127.
Rudolf, B., H. Hauschild, W. Rueth, U. Schneider (1994): Terrestrial Precipitation Analysis: Operational Method and Required Density of Point Measurements. NATO ASI I/26, Global Precipitations and Climate Change (Ed. M. Desbois and F. Desalmand), Springer Verlag Berlin, 173 - 186.
Rudolf, B., and U. Schneider (2005): Calculation of gridded precipitation data for the global land-surface using in-situ gauge observations. Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group IPWG, Monterey, October 2004, 231-247.
WMO, 1985: Review of requirements for area-averaged precipitation data, surface based and space based estimation techniques, space and time sampling, accuracy and error, data exchange. WCP-100, WMO/TD-No. 115.
WMO (1990): The Global Precipitation Climatology Project - Implementation and Data Management Plan. WMO/TD-No. 367, 47 pp. and 6 Appendices, Geneva, 1990.
Xie, P. and P.A. Arkin (1997): Global Precipitation: a 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 78, 2539 - 2558.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2008-03-13
SERF Last Revision Date:
2013-04-02
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