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GIDS-1 Hourly Precipitation Composite

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GCIP/GIDS-1

Summary

This composite contains hourly precipitation observations from observing sites in the GCIP/GIDS-1 domain (the central United States). Data included in the composite are from National Weather Service observing stations, research instrumentation, and various regional and state observing stations. Data have been converted to a common format, standard units, and uniform quality control of the data has been performed.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DN43BF
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	GCIP/GIDS-1: GCIP Initial Data Set 1
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Automated Surface Observing System - ASOS Automated Weather Observing System - AWOS Mesoscale Meteorological Network - Mesonet PROFS Mesonet Portable Automated Mesonet - PAM Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System Rain Gauges
GCMD Science Keywords	HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT Expand keywords
Documentation	hlypcp.txt [5 KiB]
Related links	info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/GIDS-1 EOL Homepage info: Sample Plot Code

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1992-02-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1992-04-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

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EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. GIDS-1 Hourly Precipitation Composite. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DN43BF. Accessed 12 Oct 2024.

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