Evapotranspiration and Rainfall Data for EDEN Gages
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- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Mike Holmes
- Publication_Date: 2010
- Title: Evapotranspiration and Rainfall Data for EDEN Gages
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheets
- Online_Linkage:
- <https://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/index.php?project_url=etrain_eden>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The current scope of work will continue operation and maintenance of 25 gaging stations and will implement the hydrologic tools to support biological and ecological assessments of the impacts of the restoration plan for the greater Everglades.
Evapotranspiration and rainfall data are available for 253 sites in Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Pennsuco Wetlands, and Water Conservation Areas 1, 2, and 3. The data are available as zipped files by area and in sets of data from 1995-2009 for Evapotranspiration data and from 2002 - 2010 for rainfall data.
- Purpose:
- Water-level gages provide information for EDEN interpolations of daily water stage that provide spatially-explicit hydrologic predictions necessary for modeling floral and faunal habitat suitability and distributions across the entire Everglades. These models are critical for evaluations of alternative Everglades restoration plans and monitoring of the habitat impacts of surface hydrologic dynamics.
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1995
- Ending_Date: Present
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.35
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.16
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.75
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.16
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Theme_Keyword: hydrology
- Theme_Keyword: evapotranspiration
- Theme_Keyword: rainfall
- Theme_Keyword: Everglades Depth Estimation Network
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
- Theme_Keyword: oceans
- Theme_Keyword: 007
- Theme_Keyword: 012
- Theme_Keyword: 014
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- Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: US
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- Place_Keyword: Florida
- Place_Keyword: FL
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- Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County
- Place_Keyword: Broward County
- Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
- Place_Keyword: Monroe County
- Place_Keyword: Collier County
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System
- Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park
- Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve
- Place_Keyword: Florida Bay
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Place_Keyword: Central Everglades
- Place_Keyword: South Coast Florida
- Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress
- Place_Keyword: Pennsuco wetlands
- Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 1
- Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 2
- Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 3
- Place_Keyword: WCA1
- Place_Keyword: WCA2
- Place_Keyword: WCA3
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints: none
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3017
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Excel files
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Gray, J. R.
Glysson, G. D.; Turcios, L. M.; Schwartz, G. E.
- Publication_Date: 2000
- Title:
- Comparability of suspended-sediment concentration and total suspended solids data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report
- Issue_Identification: 00-4191
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 11/9/2009
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri004191>
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Jones, John W.
Price, Susan D.
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
- Conceptual design of the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) grid
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1200
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 12/29/2009
- Online_Linkage: <https://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/2007-1200/>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Pearlstine, Leonard
Higer, Aaron; Palaseanu, Monica; Fujisaki, Ikuko; Mazzotti, Frank
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
- Spatially Continuous Interpolation of Water Stage and Water Depths Using the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
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- Series_Name: CIR
- Issue_Identification: 1521
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Gainesville, Fl
- Publisher:
- Institute of Food and Agricultural Services, University of Florida
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accessed as of 12/29/2009
Full text of the document is available at: <http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/UW/UW27800.pdf>
- Online_Linkage: <http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW278>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Conrads, Paul A.
Roehl, Edwin A., Jr.
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
- Hydrologic Record Extension of Water-Level Data in the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) Using Artificial Neural Network Models 2000-2006
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1350
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 6/7/2010
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1350>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Conrads, P. A.
Roehl, E. A., Jr.
- Publication_Date: 200609
- Title: Estimating Water Depths Using Artificial Neural Networks
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Hydroinformatics 2006
- Issue_Identification: v. 3
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- Publication_Place: Nice, France
- Publisher: 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, HIC 2006
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accessed as of 12/29/2009
This paper was presented at the 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Nice, France, 04-08 September 2006
publication edited by P. Goubesville, J. Cunge, V. Guinot, and S. Y. Liong
- Online_Linkage: <http://sc.water.usgs.gov/publications/pdf/HIC2006_EDEN.pdf>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Brandes, E. A.
- Publication_Date: 1975
- Title: Optimizing Rainfall Estimates with the Aid of Radar
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
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- Series_Name: Journal of Applied Meteorology
- Issue_Identification: vol. 14, issue 7, p. 1339-1345
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Boston, MA
- Publisher: American Meteorological Society
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 9/1/2010
- Online_Linkage:
- <http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0450%281975%29014%3C1339%3AOREWTA%3E2.0.CO%3B2>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Jones, J. W.
Price, S. D.
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
- Initial Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) digital elevation model research and development
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1034
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 11/9/2009
- Online_Linkage: <https://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/2007-1034/>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Skinner, C.
Bloetscher, F.; Pathak, C. S.
- Publication_Date: 200903
- Title:
- Comparison of NEXRAD and Rain Gauge Precipitation Measurements in South Florida
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
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- Series_Name: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
- Issue_Identification: v. 14, n. 3, p. 248-260
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineering
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Accessed as of 11/9/2009 The abstract may be viewed on the ASCE Research Library website. Access to the full article requires a journal subscritption or article purchase.
- Online_Linkage:
- <http://ascelibrary.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp?KEY=JHYEFF&Volume=14&Issue=3>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Jacobs, Jennifer
Mecikalski, John; Paech, Simon
- Publication_Date: 2008
- Title:
- Satellite-based solar radiation, net radiation, and potential and reference evapotranspiration estimates over Florida
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: unknown
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 12/27/2010
- Online_Linkage: <http://hdwp.er.usgs.gov/ET/GOES_FinalReport.pdf>
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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Rainfall data were compiled for all the Eden gage locations from the 15-minute NEXRAD data provided by the SFWMD. The precision for the gage-adjusted radar is considered to be the same as standard rain-gage precision which is typically reported to the nearest 1/100th of an inch. Because the radar is adjusted to agree with the rain gage, the precision for the rain gage used is the governing precision at 1/100th inch (written communication, Baxter Vieux). Daily gage-adjusted rainfall values were computed for the South Florida Water Management District by OneRain, Inc (www.onerain.com) from January 2002 to October 2007. Starting November 1, 2007, these data are provided by Vieux. Inc (www.vieuxinc.com/rainvieux.html).
Within approximately 45 days after the end of each month quality-assured EOM data for grid cells in the EDEN project domain for the month are received from SFWMD. Daily rainfall data (in inches) for EDEN gage locations are compiled from the EOM data and assembled into Excel spreadsheets by area. This compilation of data is updated when additional data is provided by the SFWMD.
EDEN staff receives Evapotranspiration (ET) data annually from the USGS approximately six months after the end of the calendar year. Daily Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) values (in millimeters) are extrapolated by location for each of the EDEN water level stations and assembled into Excel spreadsheets organized by area.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Government
- Completeness_Report:
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The end-of-month (EOM) files use additional 81 rain gage data not available real-time with a proprietary algorithm to adjust radar rainfall values. Rainfall data are available from 2002 - 9/30/2010.
ET data are available from 1995 -12/31/2009.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- The data are presumed referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Data for many gages in the EDEN network are referenced to NGVD29 by the operating agencies. When posted to EDENweb, they have been converted to NAVD88 using the conversion value documented on the station information page. Some gages operated by the USGS have not yet been converted to NAVD88.
Users should take careful note of the referenced vertical datum in order to make valid data comparisons.
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
- In FY07, the surface model was enhanced and an analysis of confidence identified several problem areas along boundaries. The daily model surfaces will be posted to the EDENweb in October with metadata and full documentation. The process of computing new daily maps will begin on a quarterly basis beginning in FY08
- Process_Date: 2007
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Provide ET data for the greater Everglades
Using ET data compiled from various sources (ie. USGS and WMD) and based on meetings with agencies and principal investigators (PIs) in FY07, determine preferred method(s) for estimating ET at EDEN gages and through the greater Everglades for the period January 1995 to current. Provide estimates of ET data by gage and by area (ie. WCA1, ENP), if appropriate, on a daily or seasonal basis (frequency based on analysis of available data and agency and PI needs). Make recommendation for format and presentation on EDENweb and work with the SOFIA webmaster to post data.
- Process_Date: 2008
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Provide rainfall data for greater Everglades
Using NEXRAD rainfall grids provided by SFWMD extrapolate time-series point data at EDEN gages and through the greater Everglades for the period January 2002 to current. Provide estimates of rainfall data by gage and by area (ie. WCA1, ENP), if appropriate, on a daily or seasonal basis (frequency based on analysis of available data and agency and PI needs). Make recommendation for format and presentation on EDENweb and work with the SOFIA webmaster to post data
- Process_Date: 2008
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3017
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Program USGS NWIS database to plot gage hydrographs with rainfall and ET
Program NWIS to allow plotting of hydrographs for multiple gages in NWIS or outside of NWIS using NWIS data (daily and hourly values). Hydrograph comparison offer users many advantages when evaluating the Everglades wetlands system
- Process_Date: 2008
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3017
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
- The rainfall and evapotranspriation data have been reprocessed. All stations now have data for both data sets going back to the beginning of each data set.
- Process_Date: 2010
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3017
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.1
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.1
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: ET and rainfall data are given by date for each site location
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS, SFWMD
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Heather S. Henkel
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 600 Fourth St. South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov
- Resource_Description: Rainfall data
- Distribution_Liability: The data have no implied or explicit guarantee
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: MS Excel
- Format_Information_Content:
- The files contain the rainfall data for 2002-2010 for sites in Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park East and West, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Pennsuco Wetlands, Water Conservation Areas 1, 2, or 3.
- File_Decompression_Technique: The files are zipped and must be unzipped before use.
- Transfer_Size: 0.138
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name: <https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/nexrad.php>
- Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the EDEN website
- Fees: none
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Heather S. Henkel
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 600 Fourth St. South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov
- Resource_Description: Evapotranspiration Data
- Distribution_Liability: No warrantees are implied or explicit for the data
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: MS Excel
- Format_Version_Number: 1997-2003
- Format_Information_Content:
- The files contain the Evapotranspiration data for 1995-2004, 2008-2008, and 2009 for sites in Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park East and West, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Pennsuco Wetlands, Water Conservation Areas 1, 2, or 3.
- File_Decompression_Technique: Files are zipped and must be unzipped before use
- Transfer_Size: 1.4
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name: <https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/evapotrans.php>
- Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the EDEN website
- Fees: none
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- Metadata_Date: 20101227
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Heather Henkel
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 600 Fourth Street South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov
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