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30 Minute Rainfall Data (FIFE) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1987-05-29 to 1987-10-26

N: 39.11 S: 39.08 E: -96.55 W: -96.6

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ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 1 Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281

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ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

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ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 2 Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31

N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397

COG
ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 1 MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08

N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902

CSV
AirMOSS: L2 Hourly Precipitation at AirMOSS Sites, 2011-2015 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 2011-09-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 53.9169 S: 19.5086 E: -72.1712 W: -121.558

netCDF-4 classic
AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 1 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21

N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678

CSV
BIGFOOT Meteorological Data for North and South American Sites, 1991-2004 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS 1991-01-01 to 2004-12-31

N: 71.2719 S: -2.8697 E: -54.96 W: -156.613

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BOREAS 1994 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1994-04-10 to 1994-12-31

N: 55.93 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04

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BOREAS 1994 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1994-04-10 to 1994-12-31

N: 55.93 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14

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BOREAS 1995 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: 55.92 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04

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BOREAS 1995 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: 55.93 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14

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BOREAS 1996 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 55.93 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04

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BOREAS 1996 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 55.94 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14

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BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 2 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS SNOW MEASURING ROD, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS 1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87

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BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87

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BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20

N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4

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BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

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BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01

N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814

CSV
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-02 Area and Regional Hourly Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, VAS 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111

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BOREAS Follow-On HMet-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01

N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106

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BOREAS Follow-On MOD-01 Regional Daily Averaged Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, VAS 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111

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BOREAS HYD-08 1996 Gross Precipitation Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES 1996-07-04 to 1996-08-11

N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12

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BOREAS HYD-08 Throughfall Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES 1994-06-24 to 1996-08-11

N: 55.88 S: 53.99 E: -98.15 W: -105.12

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BOREAS HYD-09 Hourly and Daily Radar Rainfall Maps for the Southern Study Area 1 WEATHER STATIONS CBR 1994-05-13 to 1994-09-23

N: 54.27 S: 53.51 E: -104.31 W: -106.29

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