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  ds464.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, 1980: NCEP ADP Global Surface Observations, February 1975 - continuing, updated monthly. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds464.0).
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
Data providers:
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Programs/Experiments that collected the data:
  • GTS > Global Telecommunications System
Total volume:  163.147 Gbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in NCEP ON124 Format
Observing PlatformObservation/Data TypesAverage Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)		Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
BogusSurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 6 per hour
  • 1 to 4 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
1975-09-30 to 1997-04-05
CMAN StationSurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 17 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
1976-08-10 to 2007-02-28
Drifting BuoySurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 7 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
1978-04-08 to 2007-02-28
Fixed ShipSurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 18 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
1975-09-30 to 1993-03-13
Land StationSurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • NCEP_ON124:59
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 28 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
  • 9 to 10 per year
1975-02-10 to 2007-02-28
Moored BuoySurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 10 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
1977-03-24 to 2007-02-28
Roving ShipSurface
  • Category 51 - Surface data (pressure, temperature, dewpoint, wind, visibility, weather, clouds)
  • Category 52 - Additional surface data (precipitation, waves)
  • Category 8 - Additional data
  • 1 to 31 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
1975-07-31 to 2007-02-28

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