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WDM file, Meteorological Database, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, January 1, 1948 - September 30, 2020

Dates

Start Date
1948-01-01
End Date
2020-09-30
Publication Date

Citation

Bera, M., 2021, Meteorological Database, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, January 1, 1948 - September 30, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, ​https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GP8COF.

Summary

Note: this data release has been deprecated due to errors found in the ARGNXX.wdm file. Please see the detail in new data release at https://doi.org/10.5066/P146RBHK Watershed Data Management (WDM) database file ARGN20.WDM is an update of ARGN19.WDM (Bera, 2020) with the processed data from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, appended to it. The primary data were downloaded from the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) (Argonne National Laboratory, 2020) and processed following the guidelines documented in Over and others (2010). ARGN20.WDM file contains nine data series: air temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (dsn 400), dewpoint temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (dsn 500), wind speed, in miles per hour (dsn 300), solar radiation, [...]

Contacts

Originator :
Maitreyee Bera
Metadata Contact :
Maitreyee Bera
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Central Midwest Water Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Attached Files

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Material Request Instructions

The data is available as tab delimited text files (.txt) from the related child pages and as Watershed Data Management (WDM) database format (.wdm) from this page.

Purpose

The five data sets in this database may be used as input to the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN (HSPF) model or other similar rainfall-runoff model for simulating streamflow in DuPage County and nearby areas in northeastern Illinois. This database is available to public and other stakeholders for the purpose of doing rainfall-runoff modeling or similar analyses.

Rights

File is available to download free of charge. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it may contain copyrighted materials if noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner whenever applicable. The data have been approved for release and publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Although the data have been subjected to rigorous review and are substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, the data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use. Although the data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Users of the data are advised to read all metadata and associated documentation thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.

Communities

  • USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center

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Provenance

Data is collected by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The primary data for water year 2020 are downloaded from ANL (Argonne National Laboratory, 2020) and processed following the guidelines documented in Over and others (2010).

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