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  ds522.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research [CGD Climate Analysis Section], 1980: End-of-Day Temperature and Precipitation for Long-Period U.S. and Canadian Stations. Dataset ds522.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds522.0/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data contributors:
  • UCAR/NCAR/CGD/CAS > Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Total volume:  228.332 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 maximum temperature (deg F)
  • Daily minimum temperature (deg F)
  • Daily precipitation amount (inches)
  • 1 to 2 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 2 per month
  • 10 per year
1874-10-01 to 1979-12-31 

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