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    • El Salvador Precipitation Strip Chart Digital Image Records

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    This dataset consists of images and keyed data of daily precipitation strip charts for the country of El Salvador and have a period of record ranging from 1984 to 2010. The strip charts were rescued and imaged by the International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO). These precipitation chart forms contain continuous ink traces representing the instantaneous measurement of rainfall amounts for a 24-hour period. The chart form background has a calibrated grid (usually in mm or inches) superimposed on the chart.

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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) June 15, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    El Salvador precip chart from August 2003

    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) June 15, 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01609
    Access Constraints Cite as: International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (2022): El Salvador Precipitation Strip Chart Digital Image Records. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NCEI DSI 2041_01. Accessed [date]., 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 -87.6
    Bbox North Lat 14.6
    Bbox South Lat 13.0
    Bbox West Long -90.3
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description El Salvador precip chart from August 2003
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01609.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id 8d837d74-bd11-4220-bf6f-27baec959f8a
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage In 2009 IEDRO visited the El Salvador National Meteorological Service and began rescuing and imaging thousands of daily precipitation strip charts.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-90.3, 13.0], [-87.6, 13.0], [-87.6, 14.6], [-90.3, 14.6], [-90.3, 13.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1984-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2010-12-31

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