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    <datsetid>
      gov.noaa.ncdc:C00121
    </datsetid>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>
          National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
        </origin>
        <pubdate>
          Unknown
        </pubdate>
        <title>
          Climatic Atlas of the United States
        </title>
        <geoform>
          atlas
        </geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>
            Asheville, NC
          </pubplace>
          <publish>
            National Climatic Data Center
          </publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>
          http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
        </onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>
        Climatic Atlas of the United States is a historical publication 
archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This atlas contains 
monthly and annual mean data on the following parameters: normal maximum, 
and minimum temperature, earliest and latest freeze dates, normal total 
heating degree days, normal and mean total precipitation, mean total 
snowfall, mean number of days with 0.01 inch or more of precipitation, mean 
dew point temperature, maximum persisting 12-hour 1000-millibar dew point 
temperature, mean relative humidity, mean lake evaporation, mean percentage
of sunshine, mean daily solar radiation, mean sky cover, and prevailing
direction, mean speed, and fastest mile of wind.
      </abstract>
      <purpose>
        To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers
and the public.
      </purpose>
      <supplinf>
        atlas
      </supplinf>
      <noaainfo>
        <entry>
          C00121
        </entry>
        <sensor>
          RAIN GAUGES
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          THERMOMETERS
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          PYRHELIOMETERS
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          BAROMETERS
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          WIND VANES
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          ANEMOMETERS
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
        </sensor>
        <sensor>
          SNOW MEASURING ROD
        </sensor>
        <source>
          METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
        </source>
        <center>
          National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
        </center>
      </noaainfo>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>
            19310101
          </begdate>
          <enddate>
            19601231
          </enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>
        Ground Condition
      </current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>
        Complete
      </progress>
      <update>
        As Needed
      </update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>
          170.0
        </westbc>
        <eastbc>
          -66.0
        </eastbc>
        <northbc>
          72.0
        </northbc>
        <southbc>
          17.0
        </southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          ISO 19115 Topic Category
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          004
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          Earth Sciences &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Meteorology
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          Earth Sciences &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Climatology
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          Earth Sciences &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Weather
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          Earth Sciences &gt; Land &gt; Hydrology
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA &gt; FREEZE
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION &gt; INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION &gt; SUNSHINE
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION &gt; SOLAR RADIATION
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR &gt; EVAPORATION
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR &gt; HUMIDITY
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE &gt; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE &gt; MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE &gt; DEGREE DAYS
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR &gt; DEW POINT
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; CLOUDS &gt; CLOUD AMOUNT/FREQUENCY
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; ATMOSPHERIC WINDS &gt; SURFACE WINDS
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; PRECIPITATION &gt; PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; PRECIPITATION &gt; SNOW
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; ATMOSPHERE &gt; PRECIPITATION &gt; RAIN
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>
          GCMD Location Valids
        </placekt>
        <placekey>
          UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
        </placekey>
      </place>
      <stratum>
        <stratkt>
          GCMD Location Valids
        </stratkt>
        <stratkey>
          LAND SURFACE
        </stratkey>
        <stratkey>
          TROPOSPHERE
        </stratkey>
      </stratum>
    </keywords>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        PYRHELIOMETERS
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        BAROMETERS
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        WIND VANES
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        ANEMOMETERS
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        RAIN GAUGES
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        THERMOMETERS
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <plainsid>
      <platflnm>
        METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
      </platflnm>
      <instflnm>
        SNOW MEASURING ROD
      </instflnm>
    </plainsid>
    <bandidnt>
      <numbands>
        1
      </numbands>
    </bandidnt>
    <accconst>
      None
    </accconst>
    <useconst>
      None
    </useconst>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>
        Not provided
      </attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>
      Unknown
    </logic>
    <complete>
      Completeness information not available.
    </complete>
    <lineage>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>
          Unknown
        </procdesc>
        <procdate>
          Unknown
        </procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <eainfo>
    <overview>
      <eaover>
        Climatic Atlas of the U.S. is a publication on microform.
      </eaover>
      <eadetcit>
        None
      </eadetcit>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
          </cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>
          Customer Services Branch
        </cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and physical
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            151 Patton Avenue
          </address>
          <address>
            Room 468
          </address>
          <city>
            Asheville
          </city>
          <state>
            North Carolina
          </state>
          <postal>
            28801-5001
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          828-271-4800
        </cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>
          828-271-4010
        </cnttdd>
        <cntfax>
          828-271-4876
        </cntfax>
        <cntemail>
          ncdc.orders@noaa.gov
        </cntemail>
        <hours>
          8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
        </hours>
        <cntinst>
          http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/ncdcordering.html
        </cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <distliab>
      Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and 
reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can 
only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the 
records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume 
liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as 
a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA 
makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution 
constitute such a warranty.
    </distliab>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>
      20060627
    </metd>
    <metrd>
      20060627
    </metrd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>
            National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
          </cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>
          Customer Services Branch
        </cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>
            Mailing and physical
          </addrtype>
          <address>
            151 Patton Avenue
          </address>
          <address>
            Room 468
          </address>
          <city>
            Asheville
          </city>
          <state>
            North Carolina
          </state>
          <postal>
            28801-5001
          </postal>
          <country>
            USA
          </country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>
          828-271-4800
        </cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>
          828-271-4010
        </cnttdd>
        <cntfax>
          828-271-4876
        </cntfax>
        <cntemail>
          ncdc.metadata@noaa.gov
        </cntemail>
        <hours>
          8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
        </hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>
      Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
    </metstdn>
    <metstdv>
      FGDC-STD-012-2002
    </metstdv>
    <metextns>
      <onlink>
        http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/extensions/local_extensions.html
      </onlink>
      <metprof>
        NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata
      </metprof>
    </metextns>
    <metextns>
      <onlink>
        http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf
      </onlink>
      <onlink>
        http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/remote-sensing-metadata
      </onlink>
      <metprof>
        Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002
      </metprof>
    </metextns>
    <metextns>
      <onlink>
        http://www.eis.noaa.gov/fgdc/fgdcleg.html
      </onlink>
      <metprof>
        NOAA Supplemental Information in Description (NOAA legacy extension to FGDC)
      </metprof>
    </metextns>
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