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Oort's Monthly and Seasonal Global Circulation Statistics since 1958 from NCAR and LDEO/IRI Climate Data Library
Entry ID: NCAR_CIRC

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Summary
Abstract: These circulation statistics are a collection of 15 years of global
rawinsonde data and all available surface land and surface ship
reports for monthly and seasonal analyses and are archived at the
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The sources of data
include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Circulation
Library, NCDC, National Meteorological Center, National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR), British Meteorological Office in
Bracknell, England, and the U.S. Air Force Environmental Technical
Applications Center (ETAC).
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Description: Oort data set at LDEO/IRI
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Max Altitude: 50 MB

Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: A. H. Oort
Dataset Title: Monthly and Seasonal Global Circulation Statistics since 1958
Dataset Release Date: 1983
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: NCAR
Online Resource: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds217.0/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1958-05-01
Stop Date: 1973-04-30
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: monthly
Science Keywords
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Project
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
NCAR
Data Center
Climate Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: OORT

Data Center Personnel
Name: BENNO BLUMENTHAL
Phone: (845) 680-4450
Fax: (845) 680-4864
Email: benno at iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
Data Library Manager
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964-8000
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: magnetic tape
Distribution Size: 3052mb
Fees: Pricing available from NCAR

Distribution Media: online WWW from LDEO/IRI
Fees: Subsets free from LDEO/IRI
Personnel
DSS HELP DESK
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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.
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Publications/References
Jenne, Roy L., June 1989. 'Data Availability at NCAR', NCAR, Boulder,
CO.
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-09-29

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