Dai Palmer Drought Severity Index
Entry ID: noaa_cdc012

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Summary
Abstract: Purpose -
Scientific research.

Abstract -

PDSI from the Dai data. The documentation says, The Palmer Drought
Severity Index (PDSI) is devised by Palmer (1965) to represent the
severity of dry and wet spells over the U.S. based on monthly
temperature and precipitation data as well as the soil-water holding
capacity at that location. These ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.0   S: -75.0   E: 180.0   W: -177.5

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center
Dataset Title: Dai Palmer Drought Severity Index
Dataset Release Date: 1995-12-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center
Online Resource: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.pdsi.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1860-01-01
Stop Date: 1995-12-01
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Climate Analysis Branch, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/psd1/
Dataset ID: CDC012

Data Center Personnel
Name: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES
Email: esrl.psd.data at noaa.gov
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Personnel
ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: esrl.psd.data at noaa.gov
Publications/References
Dai, A., I. Fung, and A. D. Del Genio, 1997: Surface observed global
land precipitation variations during 1900-1988. J. Climate, 10 ,
2943-2962.

Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. Karl, 1998: Global variations in
droughts and wet spells: 1900-1995. Geophys. Res. Lett., 25 ,
3367-3370.

Hansen, J. and S. Lebedeff, 1987: Global trends of measured ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-12-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-07-06

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