State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes
Entry ID:
gov.noaa.ncdc.C00673
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Summary
ABSTRACT: Global Hazards/Climate Extremes highlights significant weather events around the world by month and year. It is prepared by and available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Product was first released in 2003 as a framework to summarize weather-related hazards and disasters across the world. Information is presented on a web page that is updated weekly and is ... focused on the following events: drought, excessive heat, flooding, severe storms, tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, and severe winter weather. The information provided is a compilation of media news and other reports accompanied by relevant images, graphs, and documents.
PURPOSE: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition
Fees, if applicable, are displayed on the web page for obtaining these data, and fees are also dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for further information on fees and terms for retrieving these data.
Related URL
Link:
GET DATA
Description:
Access page that links to the monthly Global Hazards and Climate Extremes web pages.
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Geographic Coverage
Spatial coordinates
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S: -90.0 |
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E: 180.0 |
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W: -180.0 |
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title:
State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes
Dataset Release Date:
2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place:
Asheville, NC
Dataset Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data Presentation Form:
Diagram, document, graph, map, remote-sensing image, tabular digital data
Online Resource:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/hazards
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Temporal Coverage
Location Keywords
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ISO Topic Category
Project
Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Not provided
COMPLETENESS REPORT: Not Provided
LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Information about weather-related hazards and disasters across the world is collected from media news, compiled with relevant imagery, and is placed online.
PROCESS DATE: Not complete
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Use Constraints
Acknowledgement of the Data Originator when using the Data Item as a source is required.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Format:
GIF, TEXT, JPEG, PDF
Fees:
Please see sumary
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Personnel
NCDC MONITORING SERVICES
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
828-271-4750
Fax:
828-271-4328
Email:
NCDC.Monitoring at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
Province or State:
North Carolina
Postal Code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
NCDC METADATA SERVICES
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
828-271-4800
Fax:
828-271-4876
Email:
ncdc.metadata at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue
Room 468
City:
Asheville
Province or State:
North Carolina
Postal Code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-09-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-04-20
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