 ds570.0 Detailed Metadata
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Dataset Citation:
U.S. National Climatic Data Center, Harvard University [Harvard College Observatory], Florida State University [Meteorology Department], and U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research [CGD Climate Analysis Section], updated yearly: World Monthly Surface Station Climatology, 1738-cont. Dataset ds570.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds570.0/. |
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Data contributors:
- DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
- HARVARD/HCO > Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University
- FSU/METEO > Meteorology Department, Florida State University
- UCAR/NCAR/CGD/CAS > Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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| Total volume: 195.076 Mbytes |
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| Observing Platform | Observation Type | 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) |
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| Fixed Ship | Surface- Additional parameters (may include one or more of the following)
- Temperature departure from normal (deg C)
- Relative humidity (%) or vapor pressure (mbar)
- Relative humidity departure from normal (%) or vapor pressure departure from normal (mbar)
- Number of days with precipitation > 1 mm
- Precipitation departure from normal (mm)
- Quintile of precipitation occurrence in 30-year period
- Number of observations per month
- Sunshine duration (hours)
- Sunshine percent of average (%)
- Sea temperature (deg C)
- Sea temperature departure from normal (deg C)
- Standard monthly parameters (may include one or more of the following)
- Sea level pressure (mbar)
- Station pressure (mbar)
- Height (gpm)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Precipitation (mm)
| - 1 per month
- 4 to 10 per year
| 1738-01-01 to 2009-03-31 
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| Land Station | Surface- Additional parameters (may include one or more of the following)
- Temperature departure from normal (deg C)
- Relative humidity (%) or vapor pressure (mbar)
- Relative humidity departure from normal (%) or vapor pressure departure from normal (mbar)
- Number of days with precipitation > 1 mm
- Precipitation departure from normal (mm)
- Quintile of precipitation occurrence in 30-year period
- Number of observations per month
- Sunshine duration (hours)
- Sunshine percent of average (%)
- Sea temperature (deg C)
- Sea temperature departure from normal (deg C)
- Height data (may include one or more of the following)
- Height of ground above mean sea level (m)
- Height of barometer above mean sea level (m)
- Height above MSL from which station pressure is reduced (m)
- Height of thermometer above ground (m)
- Height of thermometer above MSL (m)
- Height of rim or precipitation gauge above ground (m)
- Standard monthly parameters (may include one or more of the following)
- Sea level pressure (mbar)
- Station pressure (mbar)
- Height (gpm)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Precipitation (mm)
| - 1 per month
- 1 to 10 per year
| 1738-01-01 to 2009-03-31
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| Roving Ship | Surface- Height data (may include one or more of the following)
- Height of ground above mean sea level (m)
- Height of barometer above mean sea level (m)
- Height above MSL from which station pressure is reduced (m)
- Height of thermometer above ground (m)
- Height of thermometer above MSL (m)
- Height of rim or precipitation gauge above ground (m)
- Standard monthly parameters (may include one or more of the following)
- Sea level pressure (mbar)
- Station pressure (mbar)
- Height (gpm)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Precipitation (mm)
| | 1738-01-01 to 2009-03-31
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