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Mean Number of Days with Measurable Snowfall 1.0 inch, Arizona, 1961-1990

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Mean Number of Days with Measurable Snowfall 1.0 inch, Arizona, 1961-1990
Originator
National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)
Publisher
National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)
Publication Date
1999-01-01T:00:00:00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This element was computed using snowfall data from the National Climatic Data Center's United States Snow Climatology (TD-9641M) database (NCDC, 1999c). The original snowfall data is given to a tenth of an inch. This element is given as the number of whole days. The 29-year mean of the number of days with snowfall at or above the four thresholds: 0.1 inch, 1.0 inch, 5.0, inches and 10.0 inches were computed for the snow season, August 1 - July 31. The first snow season commenced on August 1, 1961 and the last snow season ended on July 31, 1990. Data extracted for Arizona and 25 mile buffer.
Purpose
The Climate Atlas will serve the interests of commercial, industrial, agricultural, research, and educational institutions, as well as those from the general public. Its primary purpose is to show the normal spatial patterns for a variety of temperature, precipitation, snow, and other parameters. (stated on CD ROM) This datasets is made available to interested persons through the University of Arizona's instance of Open Geoportal. It has been provided to assist educators, students, researchers, and policy makers in mapping and/or analysis applications.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
1961-01-01T00:00:00
End
1990-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-115.48444
East
-108.4506
North
37.40196
South
31.198581
ISO Topic Category
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword
climatologyMeterologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword
Daily snowfall rates
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
State of Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
National Climatic Data Center
Delivery Point
151 Patton Avenue
City
Asheville
Administrative Area
NC
Postal Code
28801-5001
Email
questions@ncdc.noaa.gov
Phone
828-271-4800

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
NAD83 (EPSG:4269)
Code Space
EPSG
Version
7.9

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Dataset renamed from SNOW31B.shp to Arizona_MeanNumDaysSnowfall1_1961to1990.shp by Ben Hickson with the University of Arizona Library. Metadata fields corresponding the Open Geoportal Working Group Best Practices Guide (http://opengeoportal.org/working-groups/metadata/) were also updated.
Process Date

Distribution Information

Distributor
University of Arizona Library
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
Vector Object Type
complex
Vector Object Count
0

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
Metadata File Identifier
Dataset URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_arizona_meannumdayssnowfall1_1961to1990
Metadata Date Stamp
2017-08-16T16:32:29
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
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