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  ds482.1 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Australian Bureau of Meteorology, 1992: Long-term Historical Rainfall Data for Australia. Dataset ds482.1 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds482.1/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data contributors:
  • AU/BOM > Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Total volume:  47.942 Mbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average 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)
Land StationSurface
  • Daily precipitation total (mm)
  • Monthly precipitation total (mm)
  • 1 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 per month
  • 3 to 10 per year
1840-08-01 to 1990-12-31 

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