About the Tool and Data

EOS-WEBSTER is a digital library of Earth science data located at the University of New Hampshire. Data can be subset for any geographic region or for any time period desired.

EOS-WEBSTER
Dr. Annette Schloss, Project Manager
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
University of New Hampshire.

Free of Charge

A spreadsheet application is needed to analyze the data. Microsoft Excel is used in this chapter and is available as a stand-alone program or as part of Microsoft Office.

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Students and educators may be able to purchase this software at a reduced cost.

The VEMAP Transient Dynamics data collection is available from EOS-WEBSTER at the University of New Hampshire. Data are provided by the VEMAP Project at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). These data are gridded annual time series climate data for the United States at 0.5 x 0.5 degree spatial resolution for future climate scenarios. Please see the VEMAP Transient Dynamics Data Guide on the EOS-WEBSTER website for a full description of this data. Visit the VEMAP website for complete information about the VEMAP project and datasets.

The model data used in this chapter are from the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis CGCM1 scenario. For an overview of the model scenarios and assumptions used in climate forecasting see the National Assessment Report: Climate Change Impacts on the United States.

Contiguous United States

Future Climate Scenarios: 1994 through 2100.
Historical Climate Data: 1895 through 1993.

EOS-WEBSTER;
Complex Systems Research Center;
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space;
University of New Hampshire

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