{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["026:00"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Earthdata Forum", "hasEmail": "mailto:earthdata-support@nasa.gov"}, "description": "This data set contains a mean monthly climatology for several climate variables averaged over the period from 1961 to 1990, and constructed from a data set of station 1961-1990 climatological normals, numbering between 19,800 (precipitation) and 3,615 (windspeed; see New et al, 1999 for details). The station data were interpolated as a function of latitude, longitude and elevation using thin-plate splines. The data comprise a suite of climate elements: precipitation, mean, maximum, and minimum temperature, frost frequency, diurnal temperature range, radiation, wet-day frequency, vapor pressure, wind, and cloud cover. There are 23 files in this data set provided at 0.5 and 1.0 degree spatial resolutions.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/HRIRN3L1_001.png", "format": "PNG", "mediaType": "image/png"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/HRIRN3L1_001.html", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus3_HRIR_Level1/HRIRN3L1.001/", "format": "BIN", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=HRIRN3L1", "format": "BIN", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Nimbus3_HRIR_Level1/HRIRN3L1.001/doc/README.HRIRN3L1.001.pdf", "format": "PDF", "mediaType": "application/pdf"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/NimbusIIIUG.pdf", "format": "PDF", "mediaType": "application/pdf"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/repository/Mission/Nimbus/3.3_Product_Documentation/3.3.5_Product_Quality/DataCatalogNimbus3.tar.gz", "format": "GZ", "mediaType": "application/gzip"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://nsidc.org/data/nimbus/data", "format": "BIN", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Nimbus/N3_HRIR_Inventory.xlsx", "format": "BIN", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "conformsTo": "http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi", "description": "The metadata's original source.", "downloadURL": "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1273652190-GES_DISC.iso19115", "format": "ISO", "mediaType": "text/xml", "title": "Original Metadata"}], "identifier": "10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1015", "keyword": ["earth-science-atmospheric-temperature-atmosphere-surface-temperature-air-temperature", "earth-science-atmospheric-water-vapor-atmosphere-water-vapor-indicators-humidity", "earth-science-clouds-atmosphere-cloud-properties-cloud-frequency", "earth-science-precipitation-atmosphere-precipitation-amount", "earth-science-topography-land-surface-terrain-elevation-digital-elevation-terrain-model-dem"], "license": "https://www.usa.gov/government-works", "modified": "2026-04-06", "programCode": ["026:000"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "ORNL_DAAC"}, "spatial": "[[{\"WestBoundingCoordinate\":-180.0,\"NorthBoundingCoordinate\":90.0,\"EastBoundingCoordinate\":180.0,\"SouthBoundingCoordinate\":-90.0}],\"CARTESIAN\"]", "temporal": "1986-01-01/1995-12-31", "theme": ["Earth Science"], "title": "ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data"}