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Title: A computer-based atlas of global instrumental climate data

Abstract

This article describes color-shaded contoured images of global gridded instrumental data which have been produced as a computer-based atlas, available to the climate community through Internet. Each image simultaneously depicts anomaly maps of surface temperature, sea level pressure, 500-mb geopotential heights, and percentages of reference period precipitation. Monthly, seasonal, and annual composites are available, in either cylindrical equidistant or Northern and Southern Hemisphere polar projections. Temperature maps are available from 1854 to 1991, precipitation maps from 1851 to 1989, sea level pressure maps from 1899 to 1991, and 500-mb height maps from 1946 to 1991. All images exist as GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) files (1024 [times] 822 pixels, 256 color) and can be displaced on many different computer platforms. A Compact Disc Read-Only Memory version of the atlas is also available. 11 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5034450
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 75:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-0007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CLIMATES; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL ASPECTS; MAPS; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER; MANAGEMENT; 540120* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Bradley, R S, Ahern, L G, and Keimig, F T. A computer-based atlas of global instrumental climate data. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<0035:ACBAOG>2.0.CO;2.
Bradley, R S, Ahern, L G, & Keimig, F T. A computer-based atlas of global instrumental climate data. United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<0035:ACBAOG>2.0.CO;2
Bradley, R S, Ahern, L G, and Keimig, F T. 1994. "A computer-based atlas of global instrumental climate data". United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<0035:ACBAOG>2.0.CO;2.
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abstractNote = {This article describes color-shaded contoured images of global gridded instrumental data which have been produced as a computer-based atlas, available to the climate community through Internet. Each image simultaneously depicts anomaly maps of surface temperature, sea level pressure, 500-mb geopotential heights, and percentages of reference period precipitation. Monthly, seasonal, and annual composites are available, in either cylindrical equidistant or Northern and Southern Hemisphere polar projections. Temperature maps are available from 1854 to 1991, precipitation maps from 1851 to 1989, sea level pressure maps from 1899 to 1991, and 500-mb height maps from 1946 to 1991. All images exist as GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) files (1024 [times] 822 pixels, 256 color) and can be displaced on many different computer platforms. A Compact Disc Read-Only Memory version of the atlas is also available. 11 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.},
doi = {10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<0035:ACBAOG>2.0.CO;2},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5034450}, journal = {Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States)},
issn = {0003-0007},
number = ,
volume = 75:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
}