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Meta Identifier | WRCC_climate |
Type of Data | precipitation, snowfall, air temperature |
Originator | National Climatic Data Center |
Description | Historical Climate Information, including: Western U.S. Historical Summaries; Precipitation Maps; Station Inventories; Wind and Evaporation Data; Coastal Water Table; etc. Air temperature data are derived from hourly data but presented in summary of average by month for the entire period of record. |
Area | Western U.S. Region |
Metadata Date | 1/13/2003 |
Metadata Contact | Brian Woolsey |
Status | complete |
Request Log | Downloaded and entered by Brian Woolsey of Kier Associates/KRIS team in April 2003. |
Access Constraints | None |
Lead Organization | Western Regional Climate Center |
Data Set Name | climate_airtemp_monthly_1931_2000_mineral.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthly_1948_1974_volta_ph.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthly_1949_2000_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_mineral.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_volta_ph.dbf, climate_snowfall_manzanita_lake.db, climate_snowfall_mineral.db, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_mineral.dbf, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_volta_ph.dbf, climate_snowfall_volta_ph.db |
Maint. and Update Freq. | unknown |
Purpose | Track climate, including rainfall, snow fall and air temperatures to assess patterns as they relate to fisheries and aquatic habitat trends. |
Data Quality Information | good; some gaps exist. Not updated since 2000. |
Use Constraints | Data measurements are point measurements. A single point measurement may not accurately represent regional data caused by spacial variability that exists due to geographic effects. |
Supplemental Information | See Western Regional Climate Center Website or NOAA Climate Center on the Internet (see below for addresses). |
Keywords | precipitation, snowfall, temperature, climate |
On Line Linkage (URL) | http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/index.html or http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html |
Publisher | Desert Research Institute |
Publication Place | University of Nevada at Reno |
Title | Climate and Weather Data |
Other Citation Details | Climate data are available through the Western Regional Climate Center for locations throughout the West. |
Contact Organization | Western Regional Climate Center |
Contact Address | 2215 Raggio Parkway |
Contact City | Reno |
Contact State | Nevada |
Contact Zip Code | 89512 |
Contact Voice Telephone | (775) 674-701 |
Contact Fax | (775) 674-7016 |
Contact Email | wrcc@dri.edu |
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