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  <Entry_ID>noaa-historical-5412</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Historical Weather Observations, Japan</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Mikami, T.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Historical Weather Observations, Japan</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>1993-07-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
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    <Online_Resource>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5412</Online_Resource>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>T.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Mikami</Last_Name>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
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    <Variable_Level_1>weather observation</Variable_Level_1>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>32.7</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>40.6</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>130</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>141.2</Easternmost_Longitude>
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  <Access_Constraints>None</Access_Constraints>
  <Use_Constraints>Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.</Use_Constraints>
  <Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
  <Data_Center>
    <Data_Center_Name>
      <Short_Name>DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name>National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </Long_Name>
    </Data_Center_Name>
    <Data_Center_URL>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data</Data_Center_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>DATA Center Contact</Role>
      <First_Name>Bruce</First_Name>
      <Last_Name>Bauer</Last_Name>
      <Email>bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Email>paleo@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Phone>303-497-6280</Phone>
      <Fax>303-497-6513</Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>325 Broadway, E/NE31</Address>
        <City>Boulder</City>
        <Province_or_State>CO</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>80305-3328</Postal_Code>
        <Country>USA</Country>
      </Contact_Address>
    </Personnel>
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  <Distribution>
    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
  </Distribution>
  <Reference>Mikami, T. 1993. Historical Weather DataBase in Japan Unpublished Data. Unpublished Data.</Reference>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>The database consists of counts of number of days per month for each prevailing weather condition.  Weather conditions recorded are:  T1: Fine    T2: Partly Cloudy    T3: Cloudy    T4: ShowerT5: Thunderstorm     T6: Heavy Thunderstorm     T7: Little Rain  T8: Rain    T9: Heavy Rain     TA: Hail, etc   TB: Snow ShowerTC: Little Snow   TD: Snow</Abstract>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/nagaski.txt</URL>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/usuki.txt</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/tanabe.txt</URL>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/kawans.txt</URL>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/yokham.txt</URL>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/hatioj.txt</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/readme_japanindices.txt</URL>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/hirosk.txt</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/ikeda.txt</URL>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/ise.txt</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/nikkou.txt</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/historical/japan/saba.txt</URL>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <DIF_Creation_Date>2018-12-11</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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