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Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990)
Entry ID: NSIDC-0072

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Summary
Abstract: This data set was distributed by NSIDC until October, 2003, when it was withdrawn from distribution because it duplicates the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) data set TD-9816 'Canadian Monthly Precipitation' (Groisman, P.Y. 1998.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 ... View entire text
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Description: Former Soviet Union Monthly Precipitation Archive, 1891-1993
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 84.0   S: 41.0   E: -52.0   W: -141.0
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 2517 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: P. Groisman
Dataset Title: Adjusted Monthly Precipitation, Snowfall and Rainfall for Canada (1874-1990)
Dataset Release Date: 2000-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1874-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
RAIN GAUGES Ancillary Description
SNOW MEASURING ROD Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: approximately 45MB
Distribution Format: ASCII fixed text format
Personnel
PAVEL YA. GROISMAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 704-271-4307
Email: pgroisman at ncdc.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
National Climatic Data Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
City: Asheville
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Goodison, B.E. 1978. Accuracy of Canadian snow gauge measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology 17:1542-1548.

Groisman, P.Ya. D.R. Easterling. 1994. Variability and trends of precipitation and snowfall over the United States and Canada. Journal of Climate 7:184-205.

Karl, T.R., Quayle, R.G., Groisman, P.Ya. 1993. Detecting climate variations and change: New challenges for observing and ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-03-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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