Gridded average days of rain metadata
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Dataset |
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| Title | Mean days of rain gridded datasets - monthly and annual |
Custodian |
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| Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
Description |
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| Abstract | The grids show the number of days of rainfall across Australia in the form of two-dimensional array data. The indices are based on the period 1961 to 1990. See LINEAGE below for more information. |
| Search Word(s) | Gridded, spline, analyses, climatology, variability, rainfall, 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 | -9.875 |
| South Bounding Latitude | -44.625 |
| East Bounding Longitude | 156.375 |
| West Bounding Longitude | 111.875 |
Data Currency |
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| Beginning Date | 1961 |
| Ending Date | 1990 |
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 |
Gridded data were generated using the ANU (Australian
National University) 3-D Spline (surface fitting algorithm). Approximately 3500 stations were used in the analysis and station data underwent standard quality control prior to the analysis process. The grid point resolution of the data is 0.1 degrees (approximately 10km). Data are available for days of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 or 25 mm of rainfall and for monthly, 3-monthly and annual periods. |
| Positional Accuracy | The observational (station) data on which the analyses were based have an associated accuracy of the order of 0.01 degrees (approximately 1km) or better. |
| Attribute Accuracy | Grid point data are post-processed. For more information (metadata) on observing stations please contact us. |
| 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 | 2007 |
| Additional Metadata | Additional information available on request (see contact above). |
Page updated: 3 October 2011
