Australian Monthly And Annual Rainfall Gridded Data
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At a glance
These rainfall grids show the monthly and annual rainfall across Australia.
Product details
The Australian monthly and annual rainfall gridded data DVD ROM contains:
- Monthly and annual gridded rainfall data for the period 1900 to 2011 (1 grid per month)
- Metadata (information about the data) for the monthly grids
Format
Data is provided on DVD-ROM, comprising files in the following formats:
- Monthly and annual gridded data files in ASCII grid-point format (2-dimensional regular array) with self-describing header;
- Notes and metadata.
Cost
$148.00 including GST and postage within Australia
Download a sample
Sample files are available for download:
Product metadata
The following metadata summary, and detailed metadata file, provide information about the gridded datasets. For example, information is provided about the format, spatial extents and analysis techniques used to generate the grids.
| Title | Monthly and annual rainfall data |
| Description | Monthly and annual rainfall gridded data. The grids show the rainfall values across Australia in the form of a two-dimensional array. |
| Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
| Geographic extent name(s) | Australia |
| Beginning/end dates | 1900 to 2011 |
| Update frequency | Annual |
| Scale/resolution | The resolution of the data is 0.05 degrees (approximately 5km) |
Orders and further information
To order this product, please submit via our Data requests & Enquiries page.
For further information, please contact - Climate Information Services: 03 9669 4082
Copyright
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Please note that the copyright for any data supplied for 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. |
