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Record Search Query: [Personnel: Last_Name='WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER']
Historical Weather Indices from Switzerland
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_93-027

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Summary
Abstract: These two files contain the Graduated Indices GI [+3 ,-3] for both temperature
and precipitation from 1525 to 1989. The first column contains the year,
followed by the monthly temperature indices. Then there are five columns with
indices for each season and the year. Precipitation indices are provided in
the same order.

The Graduated Index GI [+3,-3] is bound on a high density of data and ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 48.02   S: 45.66   E: 10.84   W: 5.92

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Pfister, C.
Dataset Title: Historical Weather Indices from Switzerland
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA Data Contribution Series #93-027
Dataset Release Date: 1993
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 93-027
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/switzerland/readm...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1525-01-01
Stop Date: 1989-12-31
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp
Distribution Format: ascii, excel
Fees: none
Personnel
CHRISTIAN PFISTER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: Christian.Pfister at hist.unibe.ch
Contact Address:
Historisches Institut der Universitat Bern
Engehaldenstrasse 4
City: Bern
Postal Code: CH-3012
Country: SWITZERLAND
Publications/References
Pfister, C. (1984): Das Klima der Schweiz von 1525-1860 und seine Bedeutung in der Geschichte von Bevoelkerung und Landwirtschaft. Bern.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-07-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-09-11

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