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NCC U.S. 3- and 6-Hourly Station Data, July 1969-September 1976

Entry ID: NCAR_DS521.0

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Summary

Abstract: Station data from 255 U.S. surface stations are archived in this dataset. Station observation data include temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, and clouds. Prio to October 1972, observation data are available at 6-hourly intervals, and from October 1972 on, they are available at 3-hourly intervals. The station reports also include 6-hourly precipitation amounts and daily maximum temperature.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section,Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Dataset Title: NCC U.S. 3- and 6-Hourly Station Data, July 1969-September 1976

Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section,Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Online Resource: http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds521.0/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1969-07-01

Stop Date: 1976-09-30

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

GROUND STATIONS

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

WEATHER STATIONS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 521.0

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.