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    • Sea Ice Climate Normals (1981-2010) of Arctic and Sub-Regions, Version 1

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    The 1981-2010 Sea Ice Climate Normals are the latest three-decade average of Arctic sea ice concentration, area, and extent computed from monthly satellite sea ice concentration estimates from a climate data record (CDR) produced by NOAA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The data file formats are NetCDF for the sea ice concentration normals, and ASCII text for the sea ice area and sea ice extent normals.

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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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    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 8, 2019 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from ncdc

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 8, 2019 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01594
    Access Constraints Cite as: Peng, Ge; Arguez, Anthony; Meier, Walter N.; Vamborg, Freja; Crouch, Jake; Jones, Philip (2019): Sea Ice Climate Normals (1981-2010) of Arctic and Sub-Regions, Version 1. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/TRXE-M983. Accessed [date]., Publications using this dataset should also cite the following journal article: Peng, G., A. Arguez, W.N. Meier, F. Vamborg, J. Crouch, and P. Jones: 2019: Sea ice climate normals for seasonal ice monitoring of Arctic and sub-regions. Data. Accepted., 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.
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    Bbox North Lat 89.84
    Bbox South Lat 31.10
    Bbox West Long -180.00
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id d591c7e5-55cd-45f6-96ed-70f1961fbf5a
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, 31.1], [180.0, 31.1], [180.0, 89.84], [-180.0, 89.84], [-180.0, 31.1]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1981-01
    Temporal Extent End 2010-12

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