README.TXT  FILE for Eastern Siberia Precipitation datasets.    MF 3/17/96

Contents:
  List of Files
  Dataset Info

List of Files:
  ephead.txt  header records for each precip station (#,name,elev...)
  epall.txt   ave precip/month records for each station - all available years
  ep3060.txt  ave precip/month records for each station for years 1930-1960
  ep60td.txt  ave precip/month records for each station for years 1961-1990

Dataset Info:
  Geographic area for Eastern Siberia Transect datasets: 125E to 134E and 55N
     to 74N.  A buffer of approximately 10 degrees in width surrounding the
     transect was included in the search for stations.
  Original Source:  Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) V.1
  Datasets included:
  Table of all station header records listing: station number, station name,
     latitude, longitude, elevation (feet), first year, last year, percent
     missing records.  File format is: '(I8,A32,F6.2,F8.2,I6,2I5,F6.2)'.
  Monthly average tables for each station listing: station number (index),
     beginning year of average, last year of average, average precipitation
     amounts for each month (in hundredths of inches), January thru December. 
     Three datasets are included:
     1. averages for the entire period that data is available.
     2. averages for just the years 1930 to 1960.
     3. averages for just the years 1961 to present, typically 1990.
  Format of the files is: '(I8,2I5,12(F7.2))' for all precipitation datasets.
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README.TXT  FILE for Eastern Siberia Temperature summary datasets. MF 3/17/97

Contents:
  List of Files
  Dataset Info

List of Files:
  etxhead.txt    header records for each max temp station (#,name,elev...)
  etxall.txt     ave max temp records for each station - all available years
  etx3060.txt    ave max temp records for each station for years 1930-1960
  etx61td.txt    ave max temp records for each station for years 1961-1990
  etihead.txt    header records for each min temp station (#,name,elev...)
  etiall.txt     ave min temp records for each station - all available years
  eti3060.txt    ave min temp records for each station for years 1930-1960
  eti61td.txt    ave min temp records for each station for years 1961-1990

Dataset Info:
  Geographic area for the Eastern Siberia Transect datasets: 125E to 134E and
     55N to 74N.  A buffer of approximately 10 degrees in width surrounding
     the transect was included in the search for stations.
  Original Source:  Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)
  Datasets included:
  Table of all station header records listing: station number, station name,
     latitude, longitude, elevation (feet), first year, last year.  File
     format is: '(I7,1X,A30,F7.2,F8.2,3(1X,I5))'.
  Monthly average tables for each station listing: station number (index),
     beginning year of average, last year of average, average min or max
     temperature for each month, January thru December.  Three datasets are
     included:
       1. averages for the entire period that data is available.
       2. averages for just the years 1930 to 1960.
       3. averages for just the years 1961 to present, typically, 1990.
  Format of the files is: '(I7,1X,2I5,12(F7.2))' for all temperature datasets.