Global Upper Air Climatic Atlas (CD-ROM)

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Global Upper Air Climatic Atlas (CD-ROM)

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation

Series_Information:

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Asheville, NC

Publisher: National Climatic Data Center

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Online_Linkage: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=C00338-CDR-S0001

Description:

Abstract:

This two-volume CD-ROM set available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) uses 2.5 degree gridded, upper air climatic summaries derived from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model analyses. It uses data from selected upper air stations from all over the world for the 12-year period (1980-1991), including individual months. The CD-ROMs present upper air statistics for 15 different vertical levels for for dry bulb and dew point temperature, geopotential height, air density, and vector and scalar wind speed. They also provide access/display software for gridpoint data, contouring capability for user-defined areas, and vertical profiles. This was a joint NCDC and US Navy product. Also available is a supplementary ASCII-data CD-ROM (no graphic interface) for the 1980-1995 period. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: product CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition Fees, if applicable, are displayed on the web page for obtaining these data; fees are also dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for further information on fees and terms for retrieving these data.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19800101

Ending_Date: 19951231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: RADIOSONDES

Theme_Keyword: RADIOSONDES

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: Global

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Theme_Keyword: G3os/

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00338

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

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Format_Name: CD-ROM

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Online_Option:

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http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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Online_Option:

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http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.p...

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More information and pricing for this product

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Online_Option:

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http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nmmrview/fgdc.jsp?id=gov....

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View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

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Online_Option:

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http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.p...

Access_Instructions:

Fees: Please See Summary

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Metadata_Date: 20070328

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110721

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Contact_Person: NCDC METADATA SERVICES

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 151 Patton Avenue

Address: Room 468

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.metadata@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time