WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN: Weather Stations in Indiana (National Climatic Data Center, 1:24,000, Point Shapefile)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (data creator)
Originator: Indiana Geological Survey (data compiler)
Originator: Center for Geospatial Data Analysis (data compiler)
Originator: Sally Letsinger (data compiler)
Publication_Date: 20080901
Title:
WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN: Weather Stations in Indiana (National Climatic Data Center, 1:24,000, Point Shapefile)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Bloomington, Indiana
Publisher: Indiana Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: <http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html>
Description:
Abstract:
This is a collection of active weather stations in Indiana that are part of the National Weather Service's Cooperative Station Network.
Purpose:
WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN was developed as a tool for display of weather station locations in Indiana in a GIS environment.
Supplemental_Information:
The data in this point layer came from the National Climatic Data Center inventories of cooperative weather stations and automated surface observation stations used in the United States. The data were downloaded from: <ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/inventories/COOP-ACT.TXT>, ASOSLST.XLS.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20080820
Currentness_Reference: Data access date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.0511
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.7912
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.7178
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.7810
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geography Network Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: climatology meteorology atmosphere
Theme_Keyword: geoscientific information
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: IGS Metadata Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)
Theme_Keyword: climate
Theme_Keyword: weather
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
Theme_Keyword: weather station
Theme_Keyword: cooperative weather station
Theme_Keyword: National Weather Service (NWS)
Theme_Keyword: climate division
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Indiana
Place_Keyword: Adams County
Place_Keyword: Allen County
Place_Keyword: Bartholomew County
Place_Keyword: Benton County
Place_Keyword: Blackford County
Place_Keyword: Boone County
Place_Keyword: Brown County
Place_Keyword: Carroll County
Place_Keyword: Cass County
Place_Keyword: Clark County
Place_Keyword: Clay County
Place_Keyword: Clinton County
Place_Keyword: Crawford County
Place_Keyword: Daviess County
Place_Keyword: Dearborn County
Place_Keyword: Decatur County
Place_Keyword: Dekalb County
Place_Keyword: Delaware County
Place_Keyword: Dubois County
Place_Keyword: Elkhart County
Place_Keyword: Fayette County
Place_Keyword: Floyd County
Place_Keyword: Fountain County
Place_Keyword: Franklin County
Place_Keyword: Fulton County
Place_Keyword: Gibson County
Place_Keyword: Grant County
Place_Keyword: Greene County
Place_Keyword: Hamilton County
Place_Keyword: Hancock County
Place_Keyword: Harrison County
Place_Keyword: Hendricks County
Place_Keyword: Henry County
Place_Keyword: Howard County
Place_Keyword: Huntington County
Place_Keyword: Jackson County
Place_Keyword: Jasper County
Place_Keyword: Jay County
Place_Keyword: Jefferson County
Place_Keyword: Jennings County
Place_Keyword: Johnson County
Place_Keyword: Knox County
Place_Keyword: Kosciusko County
Place_Keyword: Lake County
Place_Keyword: LaPorte County
Place_Keyword: Lawrence County
Place_Keyword: Lagrange County
Place_Keyword: Madison County
Place_Keyword: Marion County
Place_Keyword: Marshall County
Place_Keyword: Martin County
Place_Keyword: Miami County
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place_Keyword: Montgomery County
Place_Keyword: Morgan County
Place_Keyword: Newton County
Place_Keyword: Noble County
Place_Keyword: Ohio County
Place_Keyword: Orange County
Place_Keyword: Owen County
Place_Keyword: Parke County
Place_Keyword: Perry County
Place_Keyword: Pike County
Place_Keyword: Porter County
Place_Keyword: Posey County
Place_Keyword: Pulaski County
Place_Keyword: Putnam County
Place_Keyword: Randolph County
Place_Keyword: Ripley County
Place_Keyword: Rush County
Place_Keyword: Scott County
Place_Keyword: Shelby County
Place_Keyword: Spencer County
Place_Keyword: Starke County
Place_Keyword: Steuben County
Place_Keyword: St Joseph County
Place_Keyword: Sullivan County
Place_Keyword: Switzerland County
Place_Keyword: Tippecanoe County
Place_Keyword: Tipton County
Place_Keyword: Union County
Place_Keyword: Vanderburgh County
Place_Keyword: Vermillion County
Place_Keyword: Vigo County
Place_Keyword: Wabash County
Place_Keyword: Warren County
Place_Keyword: Warrick County
Place_Keyword: Washington County
Place_Keyword: Wayne County
Place_Keyword: Wells County
Place_Keyword: White County
Place_Keyword: Whitley County
Access_Constraints:
This file is available to anyone, but access may be contingent on written request, specific terms relevant to the agency or person making the request, and/or current freedom of information statutes in the state of Indiana.

Use_Constraints:

DATA DISCLAIMER: This data set was compiled by Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey, using data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability to a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the design or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the- ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from these data.

COPYRIGHT 2008, THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CREDIT: It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data. The following source citation should be included: WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN: Weather Stations in Indiana (National Climatic Data Center, 1:24,000, Point Shapefile), data compilation by Sally Letsinger, 2008.

WARRANTY: Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey warrants that the media on which this product is stored will be free from defect in materials and workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of acquisition. If such a defect is found, return the media to Publication Sales, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 2208, and it will be replaced free of charge.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY: Except for the expressed warranty above, the product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey shares no liability with product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 7636
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: IGSinfo@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ESRI ArcGIS shapefile format, Microsoft Windows XP, approximately 204 KB


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The station names were checked against a list of cooperative stations obtained from the Midwest Regional Climate Center (MRCC) and no discrepancies in the active stations were noted. The location information available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) was of a higher precision (latitude and longitude reported in degrees, minutes, and seconds rather than degrees and minutes) than any other source. Many errors in climatic division assignments were found. No independent checks were conducted to determine errors in reported identification numbers for stations (for example, COOP numbers and WBAN numbers, etc.; see attribute descriptions for station information).
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The resultant shapefile generated from the NCDC tabular data was checked to ensure that the same number of records was in the spatial data set as was in the tabular data set.
Completeness_Report:
From the NCDC, "The information contained in Web Climate Services Version 2.1 is a "best effort" attempt to provide access to NCDC metadata. The contents of this system cannot be considered as official records. To obtain official records or to verify content found in this system please contact NCDC."
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
As reported by NCDC, "In recent years, the availability of Geopositioner (GPS) technology and the demand for more precise location information has increased the precision of these measurements to Whole Seconds." The postional accuracy of the GPS units used was not provided; the horizontal accuracy is an estimate. The accuracy was calculated to 0.0001 degrees, which is approximately 10 meters on the ground.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
As reported by NCDC,"From NWS guidelines ground elevation is generally taken from temperature sensor location at airport sites, and from the rain gage location at other observing sites." No additional information was provided on vertical positional accuracy of these data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Weather Service (NWS)
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: National Weather Service's Cooperative Station Network
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: National Climatic Data Center
Other_Citation_Details: Downloaded file names: COOP-ACT.TXT, ASOSLST.XLS
Online_Linkage: <ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/inventories/>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: Data access date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Active NWS cooperative weather station inventory
Source_Contribution:
Inventory of station names, identification numbers, and locations in latitude and longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds) of active cooperative weather stations in Indiana coordinated by the National Weather Service (NWS).

Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Climatic Data Center
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: WebCliServ (Web Climate Services)
Edition: 2.5
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: National Climatic Data Center
Other_Citation_Details: Used results of query, "State = IN"
Online_Linkage: <http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: Data access date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Cooperative weather station types
Source_Contribution: Types of cooperative weather stations

Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Climatic Data Center
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
CLIMATE_DIVISIONS_NCDC_IN: Climate Divisions in Indiana (National Climatic Data Center, 1:24000, Polygon Shapefile), data compilation by Sally Letsinger, 2008.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Bloomington, Indiana
Publisher: Indiana Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: <http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: Data access date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Climatic divisions for Indiana.
Source_Contribution: Climatic divisions for each Indiana county.

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
CGDA personnel imported COOP-ACT.TXT (inventory of active cooperative (COOP) weather stations in the United States) and ASOSLST.XLS (automated surface observation stations used by the National Weather Service in the United States) into separate worksheets in Microsoft Excel. Both worksheets were refined to contain only information about Indiana Weather stations. Both worksheets were merged and any duplicate records were deleted. The latitude and longitude coordinates were converted from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees by spreadsheet calculations. All formulae were converted to values. Only latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal degrees were retained; other coordinate fields were deleted. The spreadsheet was saved, and the geographic (latitude and longitude) decimal degree XY coordinates were used to import the point locations into ESRI ArcMap with a geographic coordinate system (NAD83). The point event theme was projected to UTM NAD83 Zone 16.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: COOP-ACT.TXT, ASOSLST.XLS
Process_Date: 20080820
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: in_climate.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally L. Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sletsing@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The working version of the weather station shapefile was joined to an edited Excel worksheet containing cooperative weather station types using the COOP identification number as the join field. The CLIMATE field was checked against the values contained in Climatic_Divisions_NCDC_IN.shp, and several errors were identified. The errors were corrected after verifying the station name, county name, and coordinates placed the station in the plotted location. Only fields from the joined tables that were desired were retained in the final output. The point layer was then exported to retain the attribute tabular modifications.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
in_climate.shp, WebCliServ query results for Indiana weather station types, Climatic_Divisions_NCDC_IN.shp
Process_Date: 20080820
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally L. Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sletsing@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This metadata file was pre-parsed and parsed using CNS (Chew and Spit, v. 2.6.1) and MP (Metadata Parser, v. 2.7.1) software written by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey). The errors generated by MP were all addressed and corrected, except that no values were assigned to "Abscissa_Resolution" and "Ordinate_Resolution."
Process_Date: 20080901
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally L. Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sletsing@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Indiana
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 218


Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: weather_stations_ncdc_in.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Coop
Attribute_Definition:
Cooperative Station Numbers. From the NCDC: "These stations are identified by a 6-digit number and are part of the National Weather Service's Cooperative Station Network. The first two digits designate a USA state or territory code. The last four digits are assigned to stations within a state in general accordance with the alphabetic order of the station name. A station in this network, as designated by a single Cooperative Station Identifier, can be one site or a series of sites whose locations fall within 2 miles horizontal or 100 feet vertical difference. There are exceptions to this rule, with "climatic compatibility", as determined by the NWS field manager, being the overriding factor."
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Climate
Attribute_Definition:
Climate divisions are standardized regions within each state designating areas of similar climate regime
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: Northwest Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: North central Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: Northeast Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: West central Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: Central Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: East central Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: Southwest Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: South central Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Climate division: Southeast Indiana
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wban
Attribute_Definition:
From the NCDC, "WBAN ID Numbers: A five-digit station identifier used at NCDC for digital data storage and general station identification purposes. WBAN is an acronym, invented in the 1950s, which stands for Weather-Bureau-Army-Navy. WBAN station numbers were first used as identifiers for stations reporting meteorological observations on the then-standard WBAN series of forms."
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NWS
Attribute_Definition: Primary National Weather Service station
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Weather Service
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NWS_id
Attribute_Definition:
Station identification number assigned by the National Weather Service. Some records do not have a value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Stn_name
Attribute_Definition:
From the NCDC, "The name is normally in the format of city name + qualifier, where the qualifier differentiates locations among stations or sites having the same town name (e.g. GREENVILLE 1 SW, GREENVILLE 2 NE). Exceptions to the city name convention include some military sites (e.g. LANGLEY AFB), and certain natural features or private holdings in remote areas (e.g. STAMPEDE PASS, JOHNSON RANCH, CAPE HATTERAS)."
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Station Network
Codeset_Source:
NCDC, <http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html#COOP>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: County
Attribute_Definition:
County where weather station is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: St
Attribute_Definition: State abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Elev
Attribute_Definition: The elevation of the station at ground level, in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -99999 (no data)
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1117
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lat_dd
Attribute_Definition: Latitude, decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.7953
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.7203
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Long_dd
Attribute_Definition: Longitude, decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -87.9931
Range_Domain_Maximum: -84.8019
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition:
From the NCDC, "A loose station classification scheme for non-Cooperative network stations based on NWS, Department of Defense (DOD) and NCDC past and present schemes. The intent of depicting station types is to inform the user of the general nature of a given station."

Primary types found in the Indiana data set include: COOP (COOPerative station), COOP-A (undocumented), B (Basic contract), AB (Aviation and cooperative-a, Basic Contract), WBAS (Weather Bureau Airport Station), ASOS-NWS (Automated Surface Observation System, National Weather Service), NEXRAD (NEXt generation RADar)

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Climatic Data Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: COOP station type
Codeset_Source: National Climatic Data Center


Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Publication Sales
Contact_Position: Clerk
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 7636
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: IGSinfo@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Resource_Description: Downloadable data

Distribution_Liability:

COPYRIGHT 2008, THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The information on these media is proprietary to Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey. Any copying, adaptation, distribution, public performance, or public display of this information without the express written consent of Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is discouraged.

CREDIT: It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data. The following source citation should be included: WEATHER_STATIONS_NCDC_IN: Weather Stations in Indiana (National Climatic Data Center, 1:24,000, Point Shapefile), data compilation by Sally Letsinger, 2008.

WARRANTY: Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey warrants that the media on which this product is stored will be free from defect in materials and workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of acquisition. If such a defect is found, return the media to Publication Sales, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 2208, and it will be replaced free of charge.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY: Except for the expressed warranty above, the product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey shares no liability with product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.


Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080901
Metadata_Review_Date: 20080901
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Sally L. Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2781
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sletsing@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
This metadata file is intended to accompany the data set identified and received from the IGS. It is not to be altered or summarized. IGS does not support secondary distribution. If this data set was received from anyone besides the IGS, this metadata file and the data set it describes may lack integrity.

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