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Title:
Historical Climate data (1940-2006) for the conterminous United States at the county spatial scale based on PRISM climatology
Author(s):
Coulson, David P.; Joyce, Linda A.
Publication Year:
2010
How to Cite:
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Coulson, David P.; Joyce, Linda A. 2010. Historical Climate data (1940-2006) for the conterminous United States at the county spatial scale based on PRISM climatology. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2010-0010
Abstract:
Monthly totals of precipitation in millimeters (mm), monthly means of daily maximum air temperature in degrees Celsius (C), and monthly means of daily minimum air temperature (C) were developed at the 5 arc minute grid level for the conterminous United States (US) for the 1940-2006 period. Also, included are computed monthly mean of daily potential evapotranspiration (mm) and mean grid elevation in meters (m). These data were developed from PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model) data at the 2.5 arc minute scale and aggregated to the 5 arc minute grid scale. The county means were computed using a weighted mean of the 5 arc minute grids within the county.

Keywords:
RPA assessment; climate scenario; historical temperature; historical precipitation; historical PET estimates; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Climate change; Climatology; Climate change effects; conterminous United States; county level
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