Gridded seasonal rainfall zone metadata
References & Guides
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Dataset |
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| Title | Seasonal rainfall classification (base climate related classification datasets) |
Custodian |
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| Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
Description |
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| Abstract | The grids shows the seasonal rainfall classification indicies
across Australia in the form of two-dimensional array
data. The classification is based on 100 year period (1900-1999). See LINEAGE below for more information. |
| Search Word(s) | Gridded, spline, analyses, climatology, rainfall, seasonal, classification, 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 | 1900 |
| Ending Date | 1999 |
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 classification was based on median annual rainfall (November to April, May to October and seasonal incidence). The seasonal incidence is determined from the ratio of median rainfall for periods, November to April / May to October and May to October / November to April. For more information see: Gaffney.D.O. 1971, Seasonal rainfall Zones in Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, Working paper No 141. The base median rainfall gridded data were generated using the Barnes two-dimensional analysis. The grid resolution of the data is 0.25 degrees (approximately 25km). Grid-point indices on the classification grid are as follows: Summer dominant 1 summer dominant (more than 1200) 2 summer dominant (650 - 1200) 3 summer dominant (350 - 650) Arid 4 arid (less than 350) Summer 5 summer (more than 1200) 6 summer (650 - 1200) 7 summer (350 - 650) Uniform 8 uniform (more than 800) 9 uniform (500 -800) 10 uniform (250 500) Winter dominant 11 winter dominant (more than 800) 12 winter dominant (500 800) 13 winter dominant (250 500) Winter 14 winter (more than 800) 15 winter (500 800) 16 winter (250 500) |
| 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 | 2006 |
| Additional Metadata | Additional information available on request (see contact above). |
Page updated: 3 October 2011
