Temperature within the Idaho portion of the LCA; Average Yearly Dew Point (1988, 1989)

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These data are spatially gridded Average Yearly Dew Point Temperatures within the Idaho portion of the Landscape Characterization Area (LCA). The coverage was created from data downloaded from the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) web site (http://www.icbemp.gov/).

Two years of annual attributes have been combined in this cover.  1988 represents a dry year and 1989 represents a normal year.

Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers or themes were compiled or created in support of the ICBEMP Assessment and the development of the Eastside and Upper Columbia River Basin Environmental Impact Statements. The themes were derived from source maps, photos, or transfer media ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:4,000,000 in scale. Some GIS themes mapped features continuously across the entire project area while others covered discrete areas only (e.g. subsample watershed areas). Major data providers included individual administrative units of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bonneville Power Administration, universities, state agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-governmental organizations.

The ICBEMP cannot assure the reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose.  Original data was compiled from various sources.  Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards.  This information may be updated without notification.

1. How should this data set be cited?
   
   
   University of Idaho Library, University of Montana, 20000512, Temperature within the Idaho portion of the LCA; Average Yearly Dew Point (1988, 1989): University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
   
   
   Online links:

   • http://www.insideidaho.org/data/lca/icbemp/imap/tdew_lca_icbemp/tdew_lca/metadata.xml

   
   
   Other citation details:

   These data were contributed to INSIDE Idaho by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project.

   
   
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
   
   
   Bounding coordinates:

   West: -117.56551214

   East: -110.64744112

   North: 49.00119752

   South: 41.93188756
   
   
3. What does it look like?
   
   
   Thumbnail image:
   
   
   
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
   
   
   Calendar date: 1988
   Calendar date: 1989
   Currentness reference:

   Year of weather data

   
   
5. What is the general form of this data set?
   
   
   Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
   
   
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   
   
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
      
      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:

      • Dimensions 393 x 253 x 1, type Grid Cell
      
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
      
      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      
      

      Projection parameters:

      Transverse Mercator

      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000

      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000

      False easting: 500000.000000

      False northing: 100000.000000

      
      

      Planar coordinates are encoded using Row and Column.

      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2000.

      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2000.

      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      
      

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.

      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.

      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.

      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.9786982.

      
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
   
   
   tdew_lca_icbe.vat

   Attributes of tdew_lca_icbe.VAT (Source: unknown)

   
   

   ObjectID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   
   

   Value

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	43

   
   

   Count

   Range of values
   Minimum:	2
   Maximum:	7833

   
   

   Tdew88

   Range of values
   Minimum:	-6
   Maximum:	4

   
   

   Tdew89

   Range of values
   Minimum:	-5
   Maximum:	4

   
   
   Entity and attribute overview:

   Average Yearly Dew Point Temperature for the years 1988, and 1989 are depicted as grid cells.
   See attribute definitions here: http://www.icbemp.gov/spatial/metadata/atm/470.htm

   
   

   Entity and attribute detail citation:

   none

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   
   
   • University of Idaho Library
   • University of Montana
   
   
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
   
   

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

   
   
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   
   
   Jim Menakis

   USDA Forest Service

   Intermountain Fire Sciences Lab
   5775 Highway 10 West
   

   Missoula, MT 59807

   USA

   
   

   406-329-4958 (voice)

   Email Id: jmenakis/rmrs_missoula@fs.fed.us

To display Average Yearly Dew Point Temperature within the Idaho portion of the LCA.

1. Where did the data come from?
   
   
   UM (source 1 of 2)

   
   

   Peter Thornton, Unknown, University of Montana.

   
   

   Type of source media: unknown

   Source contribution:

   Weather files created by Peter Thornton at the University of Montana.  Two years of annual attributes have been combined in this cover.  1988 represents a dry year and 1989 represents a normal year.

   
   
   ATMCLITD (source 2 of 2)

   
   

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project, Unknown, Climate - Average Dew Point: ICBEMP -- Atmospheric470, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Walla Walla, Washington.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://www.icbemp.gov/spatial/metadata/atm/470.htm

   
   

   Type of source media: online

   Source contribution:

   File Name: BGBCLITD (Arc/Info grid coverage; cell size: 2000 meters)
   
   Projection: Albers
   Datum: NAD27
   Units: Meters
   Spheriod: CLARKE 1866
   1st Standard Parallel: 43 00 00
   2nd Standard Parallel: 48 00 00
   Central Meridian: -117 00 00
   Latitude of Projection's Origin: 41 00 00
   False Easting (meters): 700000
   False Northing (meters): 0
   

   
   
2. What changes have been made?
   
   
   Date: Unknown (change 1 of 2)

   Received ASCII files, used ASCIIGRID to put into grid. Shifted grid 1km on 15 Feb. per instructions from Jim Menakis.

   
   

   Person responsible for change:
   

   Andy Wilson

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   unknown (voice)

   
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • UM

   
   
   Date: 20000506 (change 2 of 2)

   The grid coverage was imported into ArcInfo.
   
   GRIDASCII was used to create an ASCII file for each year (1988 and 1989).
   
   ASCIIGRID was used to create individual grids for each year in order to project them.
   
   PROJECT was used (Interpolation method: BILINEAR; Out_cellsize: 2000) to project each grid from Albers to Idaho Transverse Mercator (IDTM).
   
   A buffer coverage (buffer_distance 2000 meters) of the LCA coverage was created to use for clipping the grids.
   
   LATTICECLIP was used to clip each projected grid with the LCA buffer coverage.
   
   The GRID function COMBINE was used to create one grid with three attibutes.
   
   This metadata file was created in SMMS using metadata downloaded with the original coverage.
   

   
   

   Person responsible for change:
   

   Lily Wai

   University of Idaho Library

   Head of Government Documents

   University of Idaho Library

   Moscow, ID 83844-2350

   USA

   
   

   208-885-6344 (voice)

   208-885-6817 (FAX)

   lwai@uidaho.edu

   Hours of Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Monday - Friday

   
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • ATMCLITD

   
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   
   

   Unkown

   
   
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   

User is responsible for determining appropriate useable scale

Who distributes the data set?


Lily Wai
University of Idaho Library
Head of Government Documents
University of Idaho Library
Moscow, ID 83844-2350
USA


208-885-6344 (voice)
208-885-6817 (FAX)
lwai@uidaho.edu
Hours of Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Monday - Friday


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Data format:	A directory containg the Arc/Info Grid coverage is compressed. in format TGZ (version 1.2.4 (gzip)) tar and gzip Size: 0.156
Network links:	http://www.insideidaho.org/data/lca/icbemp/archive/tdew_lca_icbemp.tgz



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