[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA', Variable_Level_1='FOG']
Global Surface Summary of Day (GLOBALSOD) Database Version 5, via WWW
Entry ID: GLOBALSOD_NCDC

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Summary
Abstract: The NCDC home page address on the WWW is
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/. To obtain the data via direct
internet-FTP: open ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov OR open hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov;
login: anonymous; password: your email address; cd
/pub/data/globalsod; readme.txt file complete with explanation of
dataset along with GIF image of station locations.

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1930-01-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > FOG Parameter Definition
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
Climate and Radiation Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: THOMAS BELL
Phone: 301.614.6197
Phone: 301.614.6307
Email: thomas.l.bell at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 613
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Rosenfeld, D., and T. L. Bell (2011), Why do tornados and hailstorms rest on weekends?, 116, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:doi:.1029/2011JD016214
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-12-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-10

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