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      org.nsidc:ARCSS043
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>
          T. Ross
        </origin>
        <pubdate>
          19950101
        </pubdate>
        <title>
          National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990
        </title>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>
            Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
          </pubplace>
          <publish>
            National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
          </publish>
        </pubinfo>
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          http://nsidc.org/data/arcss043.html
        </onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>
        The radiation data are derived from the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB) hourly data in synoptic format, and provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). They contain hourly global horizontal solar irradiance, direct normal solar irradiance, and diffuse horizontal solar irradiance for 17 Solar and Meteorological Surface Observation Network (SAMSON) stations in Alaska from January 1, 1961 through December 31, 1990. The data are distributed with permission from NCDC.
      </abstract>
      <purpose>
        scientific research
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          <citeinfo>
            <origin>
              T. Ross
            </origin>
            <pubdate>
              19950101
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            <title>
              National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990
            </title>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>
                Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
              </pubplace>
              <publish>
                National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
              </publish>
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              ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/ARCSS/data/arcss043/format.txt
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          <begdate>
            19610101
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          <enddate>
            19901231
          </enddate>
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        publication date
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    <status>
      <progress>
        Complete
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      <update>
        Unknown
      </update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>
          -170
        </westbc>
        <eastbc>
          -131
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        <northbc>
          72
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        <southbc>
          55
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        <themekt>
          NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Radiation &gt; Net Radiation
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Radiation &gt; Solar Radiation
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          GROUND STATIONS
        </themekey>
        <themekey>
          GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
        </themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>
          ISO 19115 Topic Categories
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
        </themekey>
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      <theme>
        <themekt>
          None
        </themekt>
        <themekey>
          Net Radiation
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        <themekey>
          Sky Radiation
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          Solar Radiation
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          NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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          Continent &gt; North America &gt; United States Of America &gt; Alaska
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        <placekey>
          Geographic Region &gt; Arctic
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            NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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            EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Radiation &gt; Net Radiation
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        <theme>
          <themekt>
            NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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          <themekey>
            EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Radiation &gt; Solar Radiation
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      None
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      None
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          <cntper>
            NSIDC USER SERVICES
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            mailing
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          <address>
            User Services
          </address>
          <address>
            National Snow and Ice Data Center
          </address>
          <address>
            CIRES, 449 UCB
          </address>
          <address>
            University of Colorado
          </address>
          <city>
            Boulder
          </city>
          <state>
            CO
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          <postal>
            80309-0449
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          <country>
            USA
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          +1 (303) 492-6199
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          +1 (303) 492-2468
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          nsidc@nsidc.org
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          <cntorg>
            Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
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            NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES
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            mailing
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          <address>
            National Snow and Ice Data Center
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            CIRES, 449 UCB
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          <address>
            University of Colorado
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          <city>
            Boulder
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          <state>
            CO
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            80309-0449
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            USA
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          +1 (303) 492-6199
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          +1 (303) 492-2468
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          nsidc@nsidc.org
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    <resdesc>
      ARCSS043
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    <distliab>
      NSIDC 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. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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      20070822
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      20030324
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            NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES
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            Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
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            mailing
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          <address>
            National Snow and Ice Data Center
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            CIRES, 449 UCB
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            University of Colorado
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            Boulder
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            CO
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            80309-0449
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            USA
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          +1 (303) 492-6199
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          +1 (303) 492-2468
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          nsidc@nsidc.org
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    <metstdn>
      FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
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      FGDC-STD-012-2002
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