Identification

Title

NCEP/CPC Unified Raingauge Dataset

Alternative title(s)

21.039

Abstract

This dataset contains the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Unified Raingauge Dataset. This dataset has been developed by NCEP/CPC from multiple sources of U.S. raingauge data. The files are compressed using the UNIX "compress" command and "uncompress" must be used before decoding. This dataset is provided as is and was not quality controlled by UCAR/JOSS.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/21.039

protocol: https

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/fgr_form/id=21.039

protocol: https

description: Dataset order request form. Data files are made available via FTP.

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

21.039

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Weather Stations

Keyword set

keyword value

Surface

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-115.00000

East bounding longitude

-80.00000

North bounding latitude

50.00000

South bounding latitude

28.00000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

End position

1997-12-31T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2006-06-12T14:51:14Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Meteorologist

organisation name

Climate Analysis Center

full postal address

NOAA/NWS/NMC

Camp Springs

20233

telephone number

301-763-8227

email address

wd52wh@sgi85.wwb.noaa.gov

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-12-26T23:47:55Z

Metadata language

eng; USA