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Description

This data set contains a mean monthly climatology for several climate variables averaged over the period from 1961 to 1990, and constructed from a data set of station 1961-1990 climatological normals, numbering between 19,800 (precipitation) and 3,615 (windspeed; see New et al, 1999 for details). The station data were interpolated as a function of latitude, longitude and elevation using thin-plate splines. The data comprise a suite of climate elements: precipitation, mean, maximum, and minimum temperature, frost frequency, diurnal temperature range, radiation, wet-day frequency, vapor pressure, wind, and cloud cover. There are 23 files in this data set provided at 0.5 and 1.0 degree spatial resolutions.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2785293782-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
23
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Precipitation Amount ,
Cloud Frequency ,
Humidity ,
Air Temperature ,
Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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New, M., Jones, P. D., Hulme, M., Hall, F. G., Collatz, G. J., Meeson, B. W., Los, S. O., Brown de Colstoun, E., & Landis, D. R. (2011). ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1015 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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Spatial Patterns and Mechanisms for Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes in the Northern Hemisphere Chen, Zhi Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Data-mining analysis of the global distribution of soil carbon in observational databases and Earth system models Hashimoto, Shoji, Nanko, Kazuki, Tupek, Boris, Lehtonen, Aleksi Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Carbon, Grasslands, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Albedo, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Reflectance, Sediment Transport, Primary Production, Biogeochemical Cycles, Soil Depth, Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature
Spatial pattern of grassland aboveground biomass and its environmental controls in the Eurasian steppe Jiao, Cuicui, Yu, Guirui, He, Nianpeng, Ma, Anna, Ge, Jianping, Hu, Zhongmin Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Hydropower Production in Future Climate Scenarios; the Case for the Hamududu, Byman, Killingtveit, Anund Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Covariation between gross primary production and ecosystem respiration across space and the underlying mechanisms: A global synthesis Chen, Zhi, Yu, Guirui, Zhu, Xianjin, Wang, Qiufeng, Niu, Shuli, Hu, Zhongmin Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
High carbon dioxide uptake by subtropical forest ecosystems in the East Asian monsoon region Yu, Guirui, Chen, Zhi, Piao, Shilong, Peng, Changhui, Ciais, Philippe, Wang, Qiufeng, Li, Xuanran, Zhu, Xianjin Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
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