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Double Rain Gauge Network, Iowa

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Citation:

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Originator: Witold F. Krajewski

Publication_Date: 20040220

Title: Double Rain Gauge Network, Iowa

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Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

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Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0210.html

Description:

Abstract:: This data set includes rainfall data from 25 sites in Iowa, centered on the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The collection sites form an approximately regular grid with spacing of 5 km. At each site there are two tipping bucket rain gauges. Data were collected between June 2002 and November 2003. The network is a collaborative effort between NASA, NOAA, the University of Maryland, and the University of Iowa. The experiment was designed to validate the AMSR-E rainfall measurements. The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to rainfall experiments are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E precipitation data.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Ciach, G. J. 2003 (in press). Local Random Errors in Tipping-bucket Rain Gauge Measurements. Journal of Atmospheric Ocean Technology Krajewski, W. F., G. J. Ciach and E. Habib. 2003 (in press). An Analysis of Small-scale Rainfall Variability in Different Climatological Regimes. Hydrologic Science Journal. Habib, E., W. F. Krajewski, and A. Kruger. 2001. Sampling Errors of Fine Resolution Tipping-bucket Rain Gauge Measurements. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 6(2):159-166. Habib, E., W. F. Krajewski, V. Nespor, and A. Kruger. 1999. Numerical Simulation Studies of Raingage Data Correction Due to Wind Effect. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres Research, 104(D16): 19,723-19,734. Krajewski, W. F., Kruger, A., and V. Nespor. 1998. Experimental and Numerical Studies of Small-scale Rainfall Measurements and Variability. Water Science and Technology, 37(11), 131-138.

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Beginning_Date: 20020618
Ending_Date: 20031113

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.75
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.5
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.75
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.5

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Theme_Keyword: ARWS > AUTOMATIC REMOTE WEATHER STATION
Theme_Keyword: ORG > OPTICAL RAIN GAUGE
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Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

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Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: NSIDC-0210

Distribution_Liability:

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Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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AMSR-E Data at NSIDC

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SMEX Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiles, Walnut Creek, Iowa

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040213

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120514

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time