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dataset : nClimdDiv CONUS dataset (based on GHCN-D)
gov_noaa_ncdc_c00005
nClimdDiv CONUS dataset (based on GHCN-D)
This dataset replaces the previous Time Bias Corrected Divisional Temperature-Precipitation Drought Index. The new divisional data set (nCLIMDIV) is based on the Global Historical Climatological Network-Daily (GHCN-D) and makes use of several improvements to the previous data set. For the input data, improvements include additional station networks, quality assurance reviews and temperature bias adjustments. Perhaps the most extensive improvement is to the computational approach, which now employs climatologically aided interpolation. This 5km grid based calculation nCLIMGRID helps to address topographic and network variability. This data set is primarily used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) to issue State of the Climate Reports on a monthly basis. These reports summarize recent temperature and precipitation conditions and long-term trends at a variety of spatial scales, the smallest being the climate division level. Data at the climate division level are aggregated to compute statewide, regional and national snapshots of climate conditions. For CONUS, the period of record is from 1895-present. Derived quantities such as Standardized precipitation Index (SPI), Palmer Drought Indices (PDSI, PHDI, PMDI, and ZNDX) and degree days are also available for the CONUS sites.
data.nodc.noaa.gov
https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00005
This dataset was accessed on March 13, 2014.
The time range for this dataset starts at January 01, 1895.
The spatial range for this dataset is 24.31° to 49.23° latitude, and -124.46° to -66.57° longitude. map (center)
Provenance
- 5 arrays were derived from this dataset : array 48881f1e (120x2), array 8dd31855 (122x2), array 7d584d4b (124x4), array 06b1dc54 (125x4), array 393de8df (126x2)
- 48 figures were derived from this dataset : figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 3.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 12.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 7.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 17.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 18.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 1.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 23.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 26.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 27.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 33.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 41.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 43.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 45.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 46.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 22.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 42.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 48.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 49.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 44.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 47.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 34.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 50.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 29.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 30.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 32.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 21.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 13.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 14.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 16.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 28.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 40.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 8.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 19.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 20.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 24.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 39.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 31.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 6.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 10.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 15.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 25.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 35.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 36.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 37.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 38.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 5.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 4.1, figure noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 9.1
- 20 images were derived from this dataset : image 9cbdd1c8, image b9af36d0, image 3cf81e0d, image 6587ca1e, image ccf03e1f, image a048d001, image a1a566ed, image 0e8bd300, image b522dabf, image bac50e37, image fb25efda, image 5f113794, image 796299ee, image d474a3b6, image b544fd42, image 87a2fb4e, image ee57687d, image c1eae118, image 2ddf02dc, image 8f748658
When citing this dataset please refer to Vose, Russell S.; Applequist, Scott; Squires, Mike; Durre, Imke; Menne, Matthew J.; Williams, Claude N., Jr.; Fenimore, Chris; Gleason, Karin; Arndt, Derek (2014): NOAA's Gridded Climate Divisional Dataset (CLIMDIV). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Climatic Data Center. doi:10.7289/V5M32STR [access date]..
Attributes : CONUS, temperature, observed
DOI : 10.7289/V5M32STRAlso known as :
- identifier 4ad018ea-93c8-4be2-945f-77092fdda56e (datagov lexicon)
- dataset noaas-climate-divisional-database-nclimdiv (datagov lexicon)
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