Gridded average mean sea level pressure metadata
References & Guides
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Dataset |
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| Title | Average monthly and annual mean sea level pressure grids (1979-2000) |
Custodian |
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| Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
Description |
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| Abstract | Average monthly and average annual mean sea level pressure grids. The grids show the mean sea level pressure values across Australia. The mean data are based on the period 1979 - 2000. See LINEAGE below for more information. |
| Search Word(s) | Gridded, satellite, climatology, MSLP, mean sea level pressure, pressure, meteorology |
| Geographic Extent Names(s) | Australia |
| General Category | Gridded climatological data |
| General Custodian Jurisdiction | Australian Government Australia |
| Geographic Extent Polygon | Not applicable |
| Geographic Bounding Box | See below |
| North Bounding Latitude | -7.50 |
| South Bounding Latitude | -45.00 |
| East Bounding Longitude | 156.25 |
| West Bounding Longitude | 111.25 |
Data Currency |
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| Beginning Date | 1979 |
| Ending Date | 2000 |
Dataset Status |
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| Progress | Completed |
| Maintenance and Update frequency |
Ongoing |
Access |
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| Stored Data Format | Arc/InfoTM grids - all Australia |
| Available Format Type | ASCII grid-point, Arc/InfoTM grid Interchange (.e00),Shapefiles. |
| Access Constraint | Please note that the copyright for any data supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology is held in the Commonwealth of Australia and the purchaser shall give acknowledgement of the source in reference to the data.Apart from dealings under the Copyright Act 1968, the purchaser shall not reproduce (electronically or otherwise), modify or supply (by sale or otherwise) these data without written permission from the supplier. Please contact us (see details below) for more information. |
Data Quality |
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| Lineage | The climatology used is based on the United States of America's National Centers for Environmental Prediction NCEP2 re-analyses for the period 1979-2000. The reanalysis is done at NCEP (formerly NMC) using T62 (209 km) global spectral model of 28 vertical levels. This is the same model used in the assimilation system, as implemented in the NCEP operational system in December 1994. The model has 5 levels in the boundary layer and about 7 levels above 100 hPa. The lowest model level is about 5 hPa from the surface, and the top level is at about 3 hPa. The resolution of the original global spectral model is 2.5 degrees and the Australian grids were created by re-sampling the original grid from 2.5 degrees down to 1.25 degrees. |
| Positional Accuracy | Various types of data are used as part of the assimilation process in the model. These include synoptic, metar, ship, buoys and sonde as well as satellite driven observations. These observational data generally have an associated accuracy within the model resolution. |
| Attribute Accuracy | Not applicable |
| Logical Consistency | Not applicable |
| Completeness | No missing data |
Contact Information |
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| Contact Organisation | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Contact Position | Climate Data Services |
| Mail Address | PO BOX 1289, Melbourne 3001, Australia |
| Locality | |
| State | Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Postcode | 3001 |
| Telephone | (03) 9669 4082 |
| Facsimile | (03) 9669 4515 |
| Electronic Mail | climatedata@bom.gov.au |
Metadata date |
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| Metadata date | 2009 |
| Additional Metadata | Additional information available on request (see contact above). |
Page updated: 3 October 2011
