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    • Cape Kennedy Weather Data

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    Digitized data taken from original weather observations taken at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida. Elements recorded are wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, pressure, and possibly more. Observations were taken every three hours. Records are contained in standard 80 character record lengths. The reference manual to indicate the individual fields and their lengths has not been found. It is possible to identify most of the fields, but some, particularly later in the record, have not been identified.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 22, 1982 (publication), December 1, 1956 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 22, 1982 (publication), December 1, 1956 (creation)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01305
    Access Constraints Cite this dataset when used as a source., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -80.55
    Bbox North Lat 28.49
    Bbox South Lat 28.48
    Bbox West Long -80.56
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 1372cbd9-0bf9-47ac-b46a-ec94923ad857
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage Data were collected as part of standard Surface Weather Observations conducted by the United States Air Force at locations all around the world. This dataset was created in order to facilitate an analysis of cloud cover frequency at Cape Kennedy, FL. From the analysis, a report was produced the probabilities for launched vehicles to be tracked during their ascent. Documentation sates that data were analyzed for the period 1956-61. However, the period of record for this dataset is Oct. 1961-Sept. 1962, indicating that it may have been created for the purpose of adding another year of data for analysis.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-80.56, 28.48], [-80.55, 28.48], [-80.55, 28.49], [-80.56, 28.49], [-80.56, 28.48]]]}
    Progress historicalArchive
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1961-10-01
    Temporal Extent End 1962-09-30

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