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NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid)


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            title:  NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid)
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                date:  2015-06-12
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                date:  2014-06-12
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                  Anchor:  DOI doi:10.7289/V5SX6B56
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        abstract:  The NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid) consists of four climate variables derived from the GHCN-D dataset: maximum temperature, minimum temperature, average temperature and precipitation. Each file provides monthly values in a 5x5 lat/lon grid for the Continental United States. Data is available from 1895 to the present. On an annual basis, approximately one year of "final" nClimGrid will be submitted to replace the initially supplied "preliminary" data for the same time period. Users should be sure to ascertain which level of data is required for their research.
        purpose:  To provide a gridded in situ dataset to the public for easy calculations of regional climate trends or comparisons with other gridded datasets.
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            keyword:  Atmospheric - Surface - Precipitation
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            keyword:  1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
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            keyword:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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            keyword:  Climate Change
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            otherConstraints:  Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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            otherConstraints:  Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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                title:  Improved Historical Temperature and Precipitation Time Series for U.S. Climate Divisions
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                            name:  Improved Historical Temperature and Precipitation Time Series for U.S. Climate Divisions
                            description:  Vose, R. S., Applequist, S., Squires, M., Durre, I., Menne, M. J., Williams, C. N., Jr., Fenimore, C., Gleason, K., & Arndt, D. (2014). Improved Historical Temperature and Precipitation Time Series for U.S. Climate Divisions, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 53(5), 1232-1251. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0248.1
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                fees:  In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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                description:  With the addition of the new NetCDF data into the operational stream, the entire dataset period of record has migrated from HDSS tape archive DSI 9823_01 to the CLASS tape archive DSI 9823_02
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                description:  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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        maintenanceNote:  Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-07-06. See version control repository history for metadata change details.