Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_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: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Online_Linkage: For BASINS model and data http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/ For further documentation and information http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ and ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/documentlibrary/tddoc/td3240.txt Description: 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: In addition, several other ArcView coverages were used to aid in the selection of WDM weather stations. These included: A coverage of the U.S. state boundaries provided by ESRI on-line ArcData http://www.esri.com/ A 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. A coverage of Climate Divisions provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov . This coverage was used to display seasonal maps of precipitation and temperature for the conterminous United States. A 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. A 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. A 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: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1970 Ending_Date: 1997 Currentness_Reference: 19970400 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.2167 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.7833 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.8167 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.7167 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Shellfish Register Place: 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: Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present. Completeness_Report: See Supplemental_Information Lineage: Process_Step: 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: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech, Inc. Contact_Address: 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: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: 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: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_PRCP Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly precipitation data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_EVAP Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly evaporation data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_ATEM Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly temperature data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_WIND Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly windspeed data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_SOLR Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly solar radiation data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_PEVT Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly potential evapotranspiration data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_DEWP Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly dewpoint temperature data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: Attribute_Label: DATA_CLOU Attribute_Definition: column denoting the database containing hourly cloud cover data Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: 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: 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: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins Contact_Address: 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: basins@epa.gov 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: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/ Offline_Option: 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: Metadata_Date: 20070611 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins Contact_Address: 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: basins@epa.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608