Extreme Weather and Climate Events

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

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

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Extreme Weather and Climate Events

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Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: web page

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Asheville, NC

Publisher: NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html

Description:

Abstract:

Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a web page at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Extreme Weather and Climate Events web site links to some of the more interesting NCDC web pages. Links are provided to US Hurricanes, Heavy Precipitation, Temperature Extremes and Drought, US Tornadoes, Worldwide Weather and Climate Events, Historical Global Extremes, Satellite Images, US Radar Composites, Climatic Data, US Local Storm Reports, Climate Monitoring, El Nino/La Nina, Global Climate Change, and Billion Dollar Weather Disasters. Tabular data, maps, radar images, technical papers, and other work are presented in these web pages. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: web page CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition Pricing is dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for information on fees and terms for retrieving the Data Set or Product.

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Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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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

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http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/...

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Online_Option:

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http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/...

Access_Instructions:

Fees: Please See Summary

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060627

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130124

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Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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

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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time