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- Anthony Arguez
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Imke Durre
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Scott Applequist
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Russell S. Vose
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Michael F. Squires
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Xungang Yin
- STG, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina
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- Richard R. Heim
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Timothy W. Owen
- NOAA/National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina
説明
<jats:p>The National 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.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93 (11), 1687-1697, 2012-11-01
American Meteorological Society