[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR950.3]



[Page 288-289]

 

                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 950_ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 950.3  National Climatic Center (NCC).



    The National Climatic Center acquires, processes, archives, 

analyzes, and disseminates climatological data; develops analytical and 

descriptive products to meet user requirements; and provides facilities 

for the World Data Center-A (Meteorology). It is the collection center 

and custodian of all United States weather records, the largest of the 

EDIS centers, and the largest climatic center in the world.

    (a) Climatic data available from NCC include:

    (1) Hourly Surface Observations from Land Stations (ceiling, sky 

cover, visibility, precipitation or other weather phenomena, 

obstructions to vision, pressure, temperature, dew point, wind 

direction, wind speed, gustiness).

    (2) Three-Hourly and Six-Hourly Surface Observations from Land 

Stations, Ocean Weather Stations, and Moving Ships (variable data 

content).

    (3) Upper Air Observations (radiosondes, rawinsondes, rocketsondes, 

low-level soundings, pilot-balloon winds, aircraft reports).

    (4) Radar Observations (radar log sheets, radar scope photography).

    (5) Selected Maps and Charts (National Meteorological Center 

products).

    (6) Derived and Summary Data (grid points, computer tabulations, 

digital summary data).

    (7) Special Collections (Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological 

Experiment meteorological data, Global



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Atmospheric Research Program basic data set, solar radiation data, many 

others).

    (b) Queries should be addressed to: National Climatic Center, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Asheville, NC 28801, 

tel. 704-258-2850, Ext. 683.