Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990)  View Catalog Page
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eng; usa
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Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990)
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Pavel YA. Groisman
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 704 271-4307
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Climatic Data Center
City: Asheville
Administrative Area: NC
Postal Code: 28801
Country: USA
Email: pgroisman@ncdc.noaa.gov
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-18
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0072.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990)
Date:
Date: 2000
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2000-01-01
Identifier: NSIDC-0072
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Abstract:
This data set was distributed by NSIDC until October, 2003, when it was withdrawn from distribution because it duplicates the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) data set TD-9816 'Canadian Monthly Precipitation' (Groisman, P.Y. 1998. National Climatic Data Center Data Documentation for TD-9816, Canadian Monthly Precipitation. National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC. 21 pp.). TD-9816 contains monthly rainfall, snowfall and precipitation (the sum of rainfall and snowfall) values from 6,692 stations in Canada. NCDC investigator Pavel Groisman obtained the original data from the Canadian Atmospheric Environment Service (AES) in the early 1990s and adjusted the measurements to account for inconsistencies and changes in instrumentation over the period of record. TD-9816 contains both the original and adjusted data. Related data are the Historical Adjusted Climate Database for Canada, Version December 2002, and Rehabilitated Precipitation and Homogenized Temperature Data Sets provided by the Climate Monitoring and Data Interpretation Divisions Climate Research Branch, Meteorological Service of Canada. Monthly Rehabilitated Precipitation and Homogenized Temperature Data Sets (updated annually) includes an alternative version of this data set using different correction methods. It is distributed by the Meteorological Service of Canada, who also provides a Microsoft Word document that compares the two different data correction methods.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
P. Groisman. 2000. Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990). [indicate subset used]. Asheville, North Carolina USA: National Climatic Data Center.
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Value: complete
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Pavel YA. Groisman
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 704 271-4307
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Climatic Data Center
City: Asheville
Administrative Area: NC
Postal Code: 28801
Country: USA
Email: pgroisman@ncdc.noaa.gov
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Mark C. Serreze
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: serreze@nsidc.org
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Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Pavel YA. Groisman
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 704 271-4307
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Climatic Data Center
City: Asheville
Administrative Area: NC
Postal Code: 28801
Country: USA
Email: pgroisman@ncdc.noaa.gov
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > North America > Canada
Keyword: Geographic Region > Arctic
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Value: place
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
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Keyword: EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System
Keyword: ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program
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Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
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Keywords
Keyword: Adjusted Data
Keyword: Canada
Keyword: Canadian Arctic
Keyword: Corrected Data
Keyword: Evaporation Loss
Keyword: Ground Stations
Keyword: Instrumental Inhomogeneities
Keyword: Mean Monthly Precipitation
Keyword: Mean Monthly Rainfall
Keyword: MEAN MONTHLY SNOWFALL
Keyword: Nipher Rain Gauge
Keyword: Nipher Snow Gauge
Keyword: NOAA
Keyword: Rainfall Adjustment
Keyword: Snowfall Adjustment
Keyword: Snow Ruler
Keyword: Station Data
Keyword: Trace Precipitation
Keyword: Wetting Loss
Keyword: Wind-induced Undercatch
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Value: theme
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Language:
eng; usa
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Extent Information:
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Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -141
Eastbound Longitude: -52
Southbound Latitude: 41
Northbound Latitude: 84
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 18740101
End Position: 19901231
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Name: ASCII Text
Specification: FTP 45 MB
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Density: 45
Density Units: B
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: RAIN GAUGES
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: SNOW MEASURING ROD
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: GROUND STATIONS
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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