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Title:

Atlas of Global Instrumental Climate Data - Version 1.0

Source:

Climatology Lab
Department of Geology and Geography
Box 35820
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-5820

Description:

This CD-ROM contains several global gridded data sets (surface temperature, precipitation, sea level pressure, and 500 millibar heights) have been converted into continuous-tone color anomaly maps. The data have been expressed as anomalies from reference period means (or as percentages, in the case of precipitation). By color-coding the anomalies and displaying all four maps for a given time period simultaneously, the links between the general circulation and anomalies of temperature and precipitation are more clearly recognized.

The data has been processed to produced monthly, seasonal, and annual maps in GIF image format using 1024 x 822 pixels and 256 colors. Each GIF image represents the data with color contours and shading on world and hemispheric maps. All composites display maps of temperature, precipitation, and pressure for an individual month, season, or year (where the data exists).

This data is also available via Anonymous FTP from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.