Pacific Islands (Pohnpei) Average Monthly or Annual Precipitation, 1961-90

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• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Chris Daly and George Taylor of the Spatial Climate Analysis Service at Oregon State University.

Publication_Date: 200207

Title:

Pacific Islands (Pohnpei) Average Monthly or Annual Precipitation, 1961-90

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This data set contains spatially gridded average monthly and annual precipitation for the climatological period 1961-90. Distribution of the point measurements to a spatial grid was accomplished using the PRISM model, developed by Chris Daly of SCAS/OSU.

Purpose:

Display and/or analyses requiring spatially disributed monthly or annual precipitation for the climatological period 1961-90.

For further information, please see the web site at: <URL:http://www.ocs.oregonstate.edu/prism>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19610101

Ending_Date: 19901231

Currentness_Reference:

Climatological period from which the point observations were taken.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 158.075000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 158.383358

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.079193

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 6.745833

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: raster data

Theme_Keyword: precipitation

Theme_Keyword: grid cell

Access_Constraints: NRCS personnel only

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgement of the following agencies in products derived from these data: Spatial Climate Analysis Service at Oregon State University and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water and Climate Center.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.2.671

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 80

Column_Count: 74

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.004167

Longitude_Resolution: 0.004167

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Average Precipitation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Value

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mm*100

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: <=-1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data

Distribution_Information:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.027

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020722

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Oregon State University

Contact_Person: Mandy Matzke

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 316 Strand Ag Hall

Address: Oregon Climate Service

Address: Oregon State University

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: Oregon

Postal_Code: 97331-2209

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) 737-5705

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (541) 737-5710

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amatzke@coas.oregonstate.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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