Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data

Karl, T. R.; Baldwin, R. G.; Burgin, M. G.; Easterling, D. R.; Knight, R. W.; Hughes, P. Y.

doi:10.3334/CDIAC/CLI.DB1004

Title: Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data

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This database is a companion to the Historical Climatology Network (HCN) database for the contiguous United States (see NDP019). The database contains monthly temperature (minimum, maximum, and mean) and total monthly precipitation data for 47 Alaskan stations. These data were derived from a variety of sources including the National Climatic Data Center archives, the state climatologist for Alaska, and published literature. The period of record varies by station. The longest record is for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory (1828) and most records extend through 1990. Unlike the HCN database for the contiguous U.S., adjustments have not been made to these climate records for time-of-observation differences, instrument changes, or station moves. The data are in three files [one data file that contains all four climate variables, one station inventory file, and one station history file]. The file sizes range from 3.5 kB to 1.7 MB.

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Karl, T. R.; Baldwin, R. G.; Burgin, M. G.; Easterling, D. R.; Knight, R. W.; Hughes, P. Y.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center

Publication Date:: Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

Other Number(s):: cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/cli.db1004

Research Org.:: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) (United States)

Collaborations:: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Keywords:: minimum temperature; maximum temperature; mean temperature; precipitation; DB1004; Maximum temperature; Minimum temperature; Mean temperature; Precipitation amount; Station number; Station name; Begin date; County; Current station; Direction; Distance; Division num; End date; Height of precipitation; Height of temperature Instrument; Latitude; Longitude; Elevation; Number of observers; Observation times; Observers name; Publication; Precipitation OT; Qualifier; State

Geolocation:: 71.3,-131.567|51.883,-131.567|51.883,-174.1|71.3,-174.1|71.3,-131.567

OSTI Identifier:: 1389405

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/CLI.DB1004

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                    Karl, T. R., Baldwin, R. G., Burgin, M. G., Easterling, D. R., Knight, R. W., and Hughes, P. Y. Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data.  United States: N. p., 1994. 
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                    Karl, T. R., Baldwin, R. G., Burgin, M. G., Easterling, D. R., Knight, R. W., & Hughes, P. Y. Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/CLI.DB1004

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                    Karl, T. R., Baldwin, R. G., Burgin, M. G., Easterling, D. R., Knight, R. W., and Hughes, P. Y. 1994.  
"Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/CLI.DB1004.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1389405. Pub date:Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

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  title        = {Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data},

  author       = {Karl, T. R. and Baldwin, R. G. and Burgin, M. G. and Easterling, D. R. and Knight, R. W. and Hughes, P. Y.},

  abstractNote = {This database is a companion to the Historical Climatology Network (HCN) database for the contiguous United States (see NDP019). The database contains monthly temperature (minimum, maximum, and mean) and total monthly precipitation data for 47 Alaskan stations. These data were derived from a variety of sources including the National Climatic Data Center archives, the state climatologist for Alaska, and published literature. The period of record varies by station. The longest record is for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory (1828) and most records extend through 1990. Unlike the HCN database for the contiguous U.S., adjustments have not been made to these climate records for time-of-observation differences, instrument changes, or station moves. The data are in three files [one data file that contains all four climate variables, one station inventory file, and one station history file]. The file sizes range from 3.5 kB to 1.7 MB.},

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  year         = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},

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