Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-05-22T10:59:26Z http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 670 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]HELLERMAN -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z 1976-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z

This data set contains monthly averaged wind stress over the global ocean for the years 1870 through 1976. The data are given on a 2 deg latitude x 2 deg longitude grid. Monthly data for each month ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_NP 160.0,30.0,-140.0,65.0 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-04-01T04:00:00Z

The North Pacific (NP) Index is the area-weighted sea level pressure (SLP) over the region 30N-65N, 160E-140W and is used to measure decadal variations linked to El Nino (ENSO) and La Nina events. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS902.0 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-04-18T00:00:00Z 2013-03-05T05:00:00Z

History of station position and elevation changes are archived for all stations in the NMC ADP upper air data set (ds353.4)

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_REANALYSIS_CD -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-02-27T05:00:00Z

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Data Support Section (DSS) announced the release of the latest addition of the Annual NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis CDROM series in May 2000. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]COMET_CASE_STUDIES -125.0,25.0,-67.0,48.0 1993-03-11T00:00:00Z 2002-01-30T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) was established in 1989 by NOAA and UCAR as a broad effort to affect meteorology education and training in the United ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UCAR_NCAR_EXTREME_WEATHER -125.0,18.0,-65.0,49.0 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The Extreme Weather Sourcebook is an index to the economic and other societal impacts related to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lightning, and other United States weather phenomena. The hurricane ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Davis_OH_airglow 77.87295,-68.61233,78.07102,-68.5399180.49194,-69.57626,81.402756,-69.28406 1990-03-24T00:00:00Z 1990-10-09T00:00:00Z 1994-04-09T00:00:00Z 1994-08-05T00:00:00Z 1995-03-01T00:00:00Z 1995-10-24T00:00:00Z 1996-03-02T00:00:00Z 1996-09-22T00:00:00Z 1997-03-04T00:00:00Z 1997-10-22T00:00:00Z 1998-02-18T00:00:00Z 1998-10-25T00:00:00Z 1999-02-18T00:00:00Z 1999-10-24T00:00:00Z 2000-02-17T00:00:00Z 2000-10-26T00:00:00Z 2001-02-18T00:00:00Z 2001-10-23T00:00:00Z 2002-02-17T00:00:00Z 2002-10-25T00:00:00Z 2003-02-18T00:00:00Z 2003-10-27T00:00:00Z 2004-02-17T00:00:00Z 2004-10-22T00:00:00Z 2005-02-18T00:00:00Z 2005-10-26T00:00:00Z 2006-02-18T00:00:00Z 2006-10-24T00:00:00Z 2007-02-18T00:00:00Z 2007-10-24T00:00:00Z 2008-02-19T00:00:00Z 2008-10-26T00:00:00Z 2012-11-06T05:00:00Z

These OH rotational temperature data are derived from spectra collected with a Czerny-Turner scanning grating spectrometer operating at Davis station (69S, 78E), Antarctica (see Greet et al., 1998; ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS600.0 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z 1970-06-30T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

This Global Atmospheric Research Programme (GARP) dataset was compiled from observations received operationally at the National Meteorological Center (NMC) and the Environmental ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS602.1 1967-03-01T00:00:00Z 1967-04-30T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

The Line Islands Experiment of 1967 produced extensive data on disturbances in the equatorial trough zone. DSS has flight-level aircraft data from flights in February, March, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS602.0 1967-02-01T00:00:00Z 1967-04-30T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

The Line Islands Experiment of 1967 produced extensive data on disturbances in the equatorial trough zone. DSS has some surface and upper-air data from this experiment for ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS605.0 1977-05-22T00:00:00Z 1977-08-19T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

During the summer of 1977, pibal and ship data were collected in conjunction with the Monsoon Experiment (MONEX). Included in this dataset are pibal data from four special ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS603.0 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 1978-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains data from radiosonde observations made during the National Hail Research Experiment. Upper air data are available for the summers of 1972, 1973, 1974, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS605.5 1979-05-01T00:00:00Z 1979-07-31T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

Data from the Summer Monsoon Experiment, collected by NCAR, NASA, NOAA and France. The project area was over Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS606.1 1992-11-16T00:00:00Z 1993-02-19T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains air-sea fluxes and sea-surface data obtained during TOGA COARE by aircraft, ship, buoy, and satellite. For more information about TOGA COARE, see the ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS605.2 1978-12-01T00:00:00Z 1978-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains flight-level aircraft data for December 1978 from the Winter Monsoon Experiment (WMONEX).

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS573.0 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly mean rainfall amounts from Malaysia, islands in the central Pacific Ocean, and Hawaii.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS570.3 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 1983-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Monthly temperature and precipitation for U.S. stations for 1981 to 1983 from the Climate Analysis Center (CAC).

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS565.1 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z 1987-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains sunshine data for 240 U.S. stations (including Puerto Rico and nine Pacific islands) for the years from 1891 to 1984. The periods of record for individual ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS576.0 1840-03-01T00:00:00Z 1982-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly temperature and precipitation data for Canadian surface stations through 1989. The period of record for individual stations varies widely, but ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS578.3 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z 1975-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature data for 89 Chinese stations for 1965 to 1975.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS578.2 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z 1984-11-30T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly temperature and precipitation data for Chinese stations for 1951 to 1984.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS578.1 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Monthly mean surface temperature (deg C) and monthly accumulated precipitation (mm) from 160 land stations in China from 1951 to 2000. This data comes from the Institute of ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS578.0 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly precipitation amounts for Chinese stations for 1951 to 1980.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS564.0 1701-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-03-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

The Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) is a comprehensive global surface baseline climate data set designed for monitoring and detecting climate change. Comprised ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS572.0 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z 1983-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Monthly precipitation for South American stations for 1891 to 1983.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS575.0 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z 1970-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains monthly precipitation amounts for Indian stations from 1901 to 1970.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS579.0 1936-06-01T00:00:00Z 1983-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains summary of month data for 71 Mongolian stations for 1936 to 1983. Summary information includes monthly mean temperature and total monthly precipitation. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS560.0 1831-02-01T00:00:00Z 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This data is obtained from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). "Information contained in this monthly data file are primarily those from the cooperative network, augmented ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS577.5 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

"The archive contains mean monthly precipitation data for the period 1891-1999 for 622 stations of the former Soviet Union and a set of metadata files that is essential for ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS571.0 1837-12-01T00:00:00Z 1999-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Sharon Nicholson at Florida State University compiled this dataset of monthly rainfall totals for African stations. The period covered is 1901 to 1984.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS577.0 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Dennis Shea built this from DSS' DS482.0.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS578.5 1841-01-01T00:00:00Z 1988-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Two PRC climate data bases, derived mainly from instrument measurements, are presented in this dataset; one consists of monthly means, extremes, or totals of 14 meteorological ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS569.0 1738-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

Global monthly station temperature and precipitation data from the U.S. Department of Energy

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS565.0 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

The Historical Climatology Network (HCN) was established in part to aid in the detection of regional climate change. Some of the HCN stations are first-order weather stations, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS574.0 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains 30-year normals of temperature and precipitation for U.S. stations. Also included are the sequential temperature and precipitation data that were used ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS570.2 1738-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This subset of the World Monthly Surface Station Climatology [http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds570.0/] contains monthly climatologies for U.S. and Canadian surface stations.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS582.0 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 1991-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains summary of the month data for Antarctic surface stations for 1980 thru October, 1991. Some of the variables provided include minimum and maximum air temperature, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS570.0 1738-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-07-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

This world monthly surface station climatology has data for over 4700 different stations (2600 in more recent years). Data for some stations goes as far back as the mid-1700's. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS570.1 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z

World Weather Records for 1961-1990

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS545.1 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 1988-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-06T04:00:00Z

92 CTD oceanographic stations were collected to describe the crest of a Gulf Stream meander during 1988

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS545.0 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 1982-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-06T04:00:00Z

Observed ocean data taken on three separte surveys of a warm core ring north of the Gulf Stream during 1982

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS544.0 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 1981-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-06T04:00:00Z

North Atlantic transient tracer profiles (tritium, helium-3, t, s, etc).

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS546.0 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 1983-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-06T04:00:00Z

Long time series of current meter data from 34N 70W in the North Atlantic, position designation Lotus, by WHOI

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS541.1 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

COADS observations (1945-1993) were used to derive climatologies and year-month anomalies for the basic observed variables and heat flux components. The data are analyzed to ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS523.0 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z 1982-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

This dataset contains hourly observations and summary of day information from Australian observing stations generally from 1957 to 1982, but some data go back as far as 1939.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS516.2 1840-05-01T00:00:00Z 1991-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

This version is the merge of ds516.0 [] and ds516.1 []. Duplicate reports have been eliminated. Conflicting reports have been saved in a separate file. Bad reports have been ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS516.0 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z 1979-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

First version of set. Combined with ds516.1 [], a later version, to create ds516.2 [http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds516.2/], the preferred set to use.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS516.1 1840-05-01T00:00:00Z 1991-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

A later version of the set. Combined with ds516.0 [] to create ds516.2 [http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds516.2/], the preferred set to use.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS522.0 1874-10-01T00:00:00Z 1979-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

Daily maximum and minimum temperature (MAX_T and MIN_T) and precipitation amount (PRCIP) are available for 497 U.S. and Canadian stations, which were extracted from other DSS ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS530.1 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-04-21T04:00:00Z

The Center for Ocean-Atmosphere Prediction Studies (COAPS [http://www.coaps.fsu.edu]) through their Research Vessel Surface Meteorology Data Center (RVSMDC []) collect, quality ...