Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR

Russian precipitation data

Station map of available stations

This dataset is a compilation of in situ daily and hourly meteorological observations for the former USSR initially obtained within the framework of several joint projects of All-Russian Research Institute for Hydrometeorological Information-World Data Center of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Obninsk, Russian Federation, and (former) NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina. The data in this archive have been compiled from several sources beginning is 1891, with Russian data available to 2000, but other newly independent states data only to 1991. Homogenization and bias-correction are done only when appropriate metadata and supplementary synoptic information are available.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: NOAA National Climatic Data Center (2005): Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR, Version 1.0 (DSI-9813). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]

Dataset Identifiers

NCEI DSI 9813_01
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00646

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

C00646

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Dataset Point of Contact	Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov


Time Period	1891 to 2000 (time interval: 1-day)
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	N: 82 S: 35 E: -169 W: 14.5
Spatial Coverage Map


General Documentation	NCEI Dataset Landing Page Landing page for the dataset. DATASET 9813: Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR Data documentation manual from July 15, 2005, published by the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Associated Resources	Application of a comprehensive bias correction model to precipitation measured at Russian North Pole drifting stations Application of a comprehensive bias correction model to precipitation measured at Russian North Pole drifting stations A science paper, Bogdanova et al. 2002, J. Hydrometeorol., 3, 700-713, describing the bias correction used in this data set.


Publication Dates	publication: 2005-06-15
Edition	1.0
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency	Not planned
Purpose	To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.


Dataset Citation	Cite as: NOAA National Climatic Data Center (2005): Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR, Version 1.0 (DSI-9813). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]
Cited Authors	Pavel Groisman DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce All-Russian Research Institute for Hydrometeorological Information-World Data Center of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Obninsk, Russian Federation DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Principal Investigators	Pavel Groisman DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Collaborators	All-Russian Research Institute for Hydrometeorological Information-World Data Center of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Obninsk, Russian Federation DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publishers	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) Atmospheric - Surface - Precipitation Bias-corrected Precipitation Ussr
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Fixed Observation Stations
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Rain Gauges
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Russian Federation Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > Kazakhstan Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > Kyrgyzstan Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > Tajikistan Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > Turkmenistan Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > Uzbekistan Continent > Asia > Western Asia > Armenia Continent > Asia > Western Asia > Azerbaijan Continent > Asia > Western Asia > Georgia Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Belarus Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Moldova Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Byelorussian Ssr Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Ukraine Continent > Europe > Northern Europe > Estonia Continent > Europe > Northern Europe > Latvia Continent > Europe > Northern Europe > Lithuania Continent > Europe > Eastern Europe > Russian Federation
Stratum keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Vertical Location > Land Surface


Use Constraints	Cite as: NOAA National Climatic Data Center (2005): Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR, Version 1.0 (DSI-9813). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date] While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA and the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA and the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring make no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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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Use Constraints

Cite as: NOAA National Climatic Data Center (2005): Daily and Sub-daily Precipitation for the Former USSR, Version 1.0 (DSI-9813). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA and the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA and the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring make no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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.

Access Constraints

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.

Fees

In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement	The data in this dataset have been compiled from several sources: 1. Raw daily precipitation records obtained from RIHMI-WDC in two swaths: Former USSR stations of International Exchange [223 of them; a subset of this data has been initially distributed by Carbon Dioxide Information Data Center (Razuvaev et al. 1993)] but now is updated to 2001 for the Russian Federation; Former USSR (thereafter, Russia) synoptic stations (totally 2187 stations with the last data records ending in mid 1996); 2. Derivative daily precipitation time series composed from the above but homogenized for wetting bias changes and rain gauge changes using the technique developed by Groisman and Rankova (2001); 3. Sub-daily precipitation accumulations for the 2095 former USSR synoptic stations compiled from several sources but thereafter verified using national data holdings of the Russian Federation (up to 2000) but for other NIS countries mostly up to 1991 (cf., NCDC 2005; Data Set-9290c).
Processing Environment	FORTRAN programs in UNIX environment

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	RAIN GAUGES
Platform	WEATHER STATIONS

Last Modified: 2023-06-23

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