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NOAA's National Climatic Data Centers (NCDC) Weather Data Management (WDM) Stations Point Locations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Text Version
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- For BASINS model and data, see Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Non-point Sources (BASINS)
- For further documentation and information, see the National Centers for Environmental Information
- Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST
- Publication_Date: 20070611
- Title:
- NOAA's National Climatic Data Centers (NCDC) Weather Data Management (WDM) Stations Point Locations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
- Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Online_Linkage:
- Description:
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- Abstract:
- This data set provides a location map in ARCVIEW Shapefile format of WDM stations for the entire United States and US territories. The spatial data was prepared from the NCDC Hourly Precipitation database available from EarthInfo, Inc. <http://www.earthinfo.com/earthinfo/> The shapefile is prepared and distributed by EPA regions or states.
For distribution with BASINS v.2.0, the spatial attributes of the database were prepared in Arcview shape file format while selected relational attributes were prepared in Arcview DBF file format.
- Purpose:
- The dataset is intended to provide the user with information to aid in the identification of the WDM station, sources of meteorological data, and the period of record for which the data is available, as well as additional WDM files's where the WDM station information is located.
- Supplemental_Information:
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In addition, several other ArcView coverages were used to aid in the selection of WDM weather stations. These included:
Coverage of the U.S. state boundaries provided by ESRI on-line ArcData.
Coverage of annual precipitation for North America provided by ESRI on-line ArcData. This data set was intended as a thematic data layer representing average annual precipitation, in millimeters per year, for North America.
Coverage of Climate Divisions is provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This coverage was used to display seasonal maps of precipitation and temperature for the conterminous United States.
Coverage of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries and Codes provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data set was used to display drainage basins for the conterminous United States.
Coverage of Physiographic Divisions in the conterminous United States provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). It was automated from Fennemans 1:7,000,000-scale map, "Physical Divisions of the United States," which is based on eight major divisions, 25 provinces, and 86 sections representing distinctive areas having common topography, rock types and structure, and geologic and geomorphic history.
Coverage of average annual runoff in the conterminous United States, 1951-1980 provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This coverage is intended as a thematic data layer representing average annual runoff, in inches per year, for the conterminous United States. Appropriate maps of the data can show the geographical distribution of runoff in tributary streams for the years 1951-80 and can describe the magnitudes and variations of runoff nationwide. The data was prepared to reflect the runoff of tributary streams rather than in major rivers in order to represent more accurately the local or small scale variation in runoff with precipitation and other geographical characteristics.
Intended use of data: This data set was prepared to support the U.S. EPA BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources) System, Version 2.0.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1970
- Ending_Date: 1997
- Currentness_Reference: 19970400
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.2167
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.7833
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.8167
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.7167
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Shellfish Register
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
- Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS)
- Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico PR
- Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands VI
- Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
- Place_Keyword: Alaska AK
- Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
- Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
- Place_Keyword: California CA
- Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
- Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
- Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
- Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
- Place_Keyword: Florida FL
- Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
- Place_Keyword: Hawaii HI
- Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
- Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
- Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
- Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
- Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
- Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
- Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
- Place_Keyword: Maine ME
- Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
- Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
- Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
- Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
- Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
- Place_Keyword: Montana MT
- Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
- Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
- Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
- Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
- Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
- Place_Keyword: New York NY
- Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
- Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
- Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
- Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
- Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
- Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
- Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
- Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
- Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
- Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
- Place_Keyword: Texas TX
- Place_Keyword: Utah UT
- Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
- Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
- Place_Keyword: Washington WA
- Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
- Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
- Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView 3.x Shapefiles
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present.
- Completeness_Report: See Supplemental_Information
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
- The BASINS WDM station data for the U.S. and U.S. territories is created through processing of the NCDC station data obtained from the EarthInfo, Inc. database and NOAA station data obtained from the SAMSON Solar and Meteorological Surface Observational Network database. Spatial point coverages for the entire U.S. and U.S. territories from these databases are created from CSV formatted files imported into ArcView. The coverages were then reprojected from Albers Conic Equal Area projection NAD83 to geographic decimal degrees NAD83.
For distribution with BASINS v2.0, the WDM station thematic map was split into a series of themes (shapefiles) that included the spatial extent of each of the ten U.S. EPA Regions. Additionally WDM stations which bordered an EPA region or contained within 8-digit hydrologic units that crossed region boundaries were also included.
- Process_Date: 19980218
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech, Inc.
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: Mailing Address
- Address: 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340
- City: Fairfax
- State_or_Province: Virginia
- Postal_Code: 22030
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-385-6000
- Contact_Instructions: See Distributor_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: WDM.DBF
- Entity_Type_Definition: WDM Station attribute table
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STA_NAME
- Attribute_Definition:
- National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) assigned station name
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STATE
- Attribute_Definition: state's 2 digit postal code
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: COOP_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- a cooperative index number betwee 1-9999, assigned by EarthInfo, Inc.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NWS_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- stations Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN) Number
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA's Solar and Meteorological Surface Observational Network database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA's Solar and Meteorological Surface Observational Network reference document
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LAT_DD
- Attribute_Definition: latitude of NCDC weather station
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LONG_DD
- Attribute_Definition: longitude of NCDC weather station
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ELEV_FT
- Attribute_Definition: elevation of NCDC weather station
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: BEGIN_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- first month, day, and year of the period of record
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: END_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- last month, day, and year of the period of record
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation database
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_PRCP
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly precipitation data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_EVAP
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly evaporation data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_ATEM
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly temperature data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_WIND
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly windspeed data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_SOLR
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly solar radiation data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_PEVT
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly potential evapotranspiration data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_DEWP
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly dew point temperature data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DATA_CLOU
- Attribute_Definition:
- column denoting the database containing hourly cloud cover data
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- EarthInfo's NCDC Hourly and Fifteen Minute Precipitation reference manual
- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- The WDM.DBF polygon attribute table contains all the attributes and values needed to display graphically location of the WDM stations. The items in WDM.DBF are listed, defined, and described in the section above.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: District of Columbia
- Postal_Code: 20460
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST
- Distribution_Liability:
- Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name:
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name: Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Non-point Sources (BASINS)
- Offline_Option:
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- Offline_Media: CD-ROM
- Recording_Format: ISO 9660
- Fees: None
- Ordering_Instructions:
- When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20070611
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/waterscience/SASD Basins
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: District of Columbia
- Postal_Code: 20460
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608
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