VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2

An integrated input data set for ecosystem and vegetation modeling for the conterminous United States. The data set is a ~100 year gridded monthly time series of climate that includes realistic interannual variability.

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citation Kittel, T.G.F., N.A. Rosenbloom, C. Kaufman, J.A. Royle, C. Daly, H.H. Fisher, W.P. Gibson, S. Aulenbach, D.N. Yates, R. McKeown, D.S. Schimel, and VEMAP 2 Participants. 2000. VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2 . ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/568
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temporal 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z/1993-12-31T23:59:59Z
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  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • amerigeoss
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • ckan
  • earth-science
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • precipitation
  • united-states
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notes An integrated input data set for ecosystem and vegetation modeling for the conterminous United States. The data set is a ~100 year gridded monthly time series of climate that includes realistic interannual variability.
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title VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2