Dataset title: NOAA Daily Surface Meteorologic Data at NCDC Miami International Airport Station (ID-085663)(FCE), South Florida from January 1948 to Present Dataset ID: FCE_MIA_ClimDB_data Research type: Climate Dataset Creator Organization: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) NOAA Address: National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue Room 468 Asheville, NC 28801-5001 USA Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/ Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract The National Climatic Data Center's (NOAA) daily mean, maximum, and minimum air temperatures and daily precipitation collected at Miami International Airport Station (Coop ID- 085663). Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes climatic data from Miami International Airport Station, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected Miami International Airport Station, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -80.316 East bounding coordinate: -80.316 North bounding coordinate: 25.791 South bounding coordinate: 25.791 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 All Sites Geographic Description:Miami International Airport Station- COOP ID-085663 Longitude:-80.316 Latitude:25.791 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1948-01-01 End Date: 2016-07-03 Data Table Entity Name: FCE_MIA_ClimDB_data Entity Description: NOAA Daily Surface Meteorologic Data at NCDC Miami International Airport Station, South Florida Object Name: FCE_MIA_ClimDB_data Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: LTER_Site Attribute Label: sitename Attribute Definition: LTER Site Acronym Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: LTER Site Acronym Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Station Attribute Label: sitename Attribute Definition: Name of Coop Weather Station (National Weather Service) Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Name of Coop Weather Station (National Weather Service) Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Daily_AirTemp_Mean_C Attribute Label: temperature Attribute Definition: Mean Daily Air Temperature Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: celsius Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Flag_Daily_AirTemp_Mean_C Attribute Label: data flag Attribute Definition: Mean Air Temperature Data Flag Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: T= TRACE A= Accumulated amount since last measure B= Accumulated amount includes estimated values S= Included in a subsequent value Q= Preliminary Value, not been QA/QC M= Missing Data Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Daily_AirTemp_AbsMax_C Attribute Label: temperature Attribute Definition: Absolute Max Daily Air Temperature Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: celsius Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Flag_Daily_AirTemp_AbsMax_C Attribute Label: data flag Attribute Definition: Absolute Max Air Temperature Data Flag Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: T= TRACE A= Accumulated amount since last measure B= Accumulated amount includes estimated values S= Included in a subsequent value Q= Preliminary Value, not been QA/QC M= Missing Data Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Daily_AirTemp_AbsMin_C Attribute Label: temperature Attribute Definition: Absolute Min Daily Air Temperature Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: celsius Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Flag_Daily_AirTemp_AbsMin_C Attribute Label: data flag Attribute Definition: Absolute Min Air Temperature Data Flag Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: T= TRACE A= Accumulated amount since last measure B= Accumulated amount includes estimated values S= Included in a subsequent value Q= Preliminary Value, not been QA/QC M= Missing Data Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Daily_Precip_Total_mm Attribute Label: precipitation Attribute Definition: Daily Precipitation Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: millimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Flag_Daily_Precip_Total_mm Attribute Label: data flag Attribute Definition: Daily Precipitation Data Flag Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: T= TRACE A= Accumulated amount since last measure B= Accumulated amount includes estimated values S= Included in a subsequent value Q= Preliminary Value, not been QA/QC M= Missing Data Missing Value Code: Methods Sampling Description Climate data are downloaded from the National Climatic Data Center Web site and reformatted for use in the LTER ClimDB database (http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climdb/). Any Methods information can be found through the NCDC at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/. Method Step Description Climate data are downloaded from the National Climatic Data Center Web site and reformatted for use in the LTER ClimDB database (http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climdb/). Any Methods information can be found through the NCDC at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/. Instrumentation Climate data are downloaded from the National Climatic Data Center Web site and reformatted for use in the LTER ClimDB database (http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climdb/). Any Methods information can be found through the NCDC at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/. Quality Control Climate data are downloaded from the National Climatic Data Center Web site and reformatted for use in the LTER ClimDB database (http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climdb/). Any Quality Control information can be found through the NCDC at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/. The FCE LTER Information Manager reviews data for conversion accuracies. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=FCE_MIA_ClimDB_data.txt Intellectual Rights These data are classified as 'Type 1' whereby data are published and metadata are available upon request without restrictions other than those set out in the 'Data Users Agreement'. These data cannot be "locked". All publications based on this dataset must cite the data Contributor, The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)(NOAA). Dataset Keywords FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring South Florida air temperature precipitation Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program climate meteorological data Data Submission Date: 2016-07-07 Maintenance This is a long-term climate dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of FCE_MIA_ClimDB_data (v1-v21). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Dataset Contact Position: Information Manager Organization: LTER Network Office Address: UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA Phone: 505 277-2535 Fax: 505 277-2541 Email: tech-support@lternet.edu URL: http://www.lternet.edu Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2016-07-07 Data Submission Notes The Data Flag Codes are described as T=TRACE, A=Accumulated amount since last measure, B=Accumulated amount includes estimated values, S=Included in a subsequent value, Q=Preliminary Value, not been QA/QC and M=Missing Data. Weather Station Information: Station Name: Miami International Airport Miami, FL, United States Type* : ASOS-NWS Call Sign/ICS* : MIA WBAN* : 12839 COOP ID* : 085663 Climate Division* : FL-06 - Lower East Coast WMO ID* : 72202 In Service* : 01 Jan 1948 to Present Elevation*: 8.8m above s/l Lat/Lon* : 25°47'N / -80°18'W County*: Dade Lat (DD): +25.7905 Lon (DD): -80.3163 Information Management Notes Please Note: There may be some TIME GAPS in the data originally downloaded from the NCDC website at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/. The missing GAP data were NOT added into the data file by the FCE Information Manager and then tagged as 'Missing'. Those data values included in the data file tagged as 'Missing' were included in the original download from the NCDC. The FCE Information Manager (June 2014) converted original air temperatures from tenths of degrees C to Degrees C. Converted original precipitation from tenths of mm to mm.