NOAA's 1981–2010 U.S. Climate Normals: An OverviewSource: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2012:;volume( 093 ):;issue: 011::page 1687Author:Arguez, Anthony
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Durre, Imke
,
Applequist, Scott
,
Vose, Russell S.
,
Squires, Michael F.
,
Yin, Xungang
,
Heim, Richard R.
,
Owen, Timothy W.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00197.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: nal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 1981?2010 U.S. Climate Normals in July 2011, representing the latest decadal installment of this long-standing product line. Climatic averages (and other statistics) of temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and numerous derived quantities were calculated for ~9,800 stations operated by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS). They include estimated normals, or ?quasi normals,? for approximately 2,000 active short-record stations such as those in the U.S. Climate Reference Network. The 1981?2010 installment features several new products and methodological enhancements: 1) state-of-the-art temperature homogenization at the monthly scale, 2) extensive utilization of quality-controlled daily climate data, 3) new statistical approaches for calculating daily temperature normals and heating and cooling degree days, and 4) a comprehensive suite of precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth statistics. This paper provides a general overview of this new suite of climate normals products.
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contributor author | Arguez, Anthony | |
contributor author | Durre, Imke | |
contributor author | Applequist, Scott | |
contributor author | Vose, Russell S. | |
contributor author | Squires, Michael F. | |
contributor author | Yin, Xungang | |
contributor author | Heim, Richard R. | |
contributor author | Owen, Timothy W. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:44:09Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T16:44:09Z | |
date copyright | 2012/11/01 | |
date issued | 2012 | |
identifier issn | 0003-0007 | |
identifier other | ams-73212.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4215302 | |
description abstract | nal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 1981?2010 U.S. Climate Normals in July 2011, representing the latest decadal installment of this long-standing product line. Climatic averages (and other statistics) of temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and numerous derived quantities were calculated for ~9,800 stations operated by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS). They include estimated normals, or ?quasi normals,? for approximately 2,000 active short-record stations such as those in the U.S. Climate Reference Network. The 1981?2010 installment features several new products and methodological enhancements: 1) state-of-the-art temperature homogenization at the monthly scale, 2) extensive utilization of quality-controlled daily climate data, 3) new statistical approaches for calculating daily temperature normals and heating and cooling degree days, and 4) a comprehensive suite of precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth statistics. This paper provides a general overview of this new suite of climate normals products. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | NOAA's 1981–2010 U.S. Climate Normals: An Overview | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 93 | |
journal issue | 11 | |
journal title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00197.1 | |
journal fristpage | 1687 | |
journal lastpage | 1697 | |
tree | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2012:;volume( 093 ):;issue: 011 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |