A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00517

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Summary
Abstract: A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a technical report prepared by, and available from, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This 17-page report provides an overview, details, and graphics for 46 weather events in the U.S. during 1980-1999, each of which caused at least billion in damages. The report also relates the events to population changes, increasing risk in disaster prone areas, and the effects of climate change.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: technical report

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 72.0   S: 15.0   E: -60.0   W: 170.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events
Dataset Release Date: 2000-10-01
Data Presentation Form: document
Online Resource: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodn...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-01-01
Stop Date: 1999-12-31
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 408

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-10-20

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