The AusCover facility of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN)
Agcd_version:
AGCD (AWAP) v1.0.2 Snapshot (1900-01-01 to 2023-12-31)
Analysis_components:
mean: the gridded temperature value
Analysis_version_number:
2.0
Attribution:
Data should be cited as : Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2024), "Australian Gridded Climate Data ( AGCD ) / AWAP
v1.0.2 Snapshot (1900-01-01 to 2023-12-31)". Downloaded from NCI on [date]. The metadata repository for this dataset is doi:10.25914/4jfb-jn42.
Cdm_data_type:
Grid
Copyright:
(C) Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2024, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92637 533532)
Coverage_content_type:
physicalMeasurement
Data_format:
netCDF4 with zlib compression
Date_created:
2018-11-24T08:14:23.836608
Date_issued:
2024-06-04 22:31:05
Description:
This AGCD data is a snapshot of the operational AWAP dataset, updated every 6 months. It covers the most recent version of the complete historical archive, excluding grids covering the most recent 6 months. If you require data covering the most recent 6 months or wish to use this data for commercial purposes please contact Bureau of Meteorology Climate Data Services at climatedata@bom.gov.au
End_offset:
24
Frequency:
monthly
Geospatial_lat_max:
-9.975
Geospatial_lat_min:
-44.525
Geospatial_lon_max:
156.275
Geospatial_lon_min:
111.975
Id:
Australian Gridded Climate Data (AGCD)
Keywords:
Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Temperature , Surface Temperature , Maximum/Minimum Temperature
Keywords_reference:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2015. GCMD Keywords, Version 8.1. Greenbelt, MD: Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL:http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
The daily maximum temperature station data represents the highest temperature recorded by a liquid in glass or platinum-resistance digital thermometer over a defined period. Maximum temperature for the previous 24 hours is recorded at 9am local clock time and then recorded against the previous day's date. Temperature data from up to 750 stations across the country are analysed, with limited quality control, onto a 0.05x0.05 degree grid using the technique described in Jones et al. (2009). Weekly mean maximum temperature grids are calculated from the average of the daily grids. Monthly mean maximum temperature grids are analysed from the monthly average of daily maximum temperature station data. Mean maximum temperature grids for periods longer than one month are calculated from the average of the monthly maximum temperature grids.