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Person Submitting Metadata/Point of Contact:

Name: Laura Stevens
Physical Address: 151 Patton Ave Asheville, NC 28801
Organization: CICSNC
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Image Title:
Simulated difference in the mean annual maximum number of consecutive days with a maximum temperature greater than 95°F
Image Description:
Simulated difference in the mean annual maximum number of consecutive days with a maximum temperature greater than 95°F (Tmax > 95°F) for the Great Plains region, for the 2041-2070 time period with respect to the reference period of 1980-2000 (left). Color only (category 1) indicates that less than 50% of the models show a statistically significant change in the number of consecutive days. Color with hatching (category 3) indicates that more than 50% of the models show a statistically significant change the number of consecutive days, and more than 67% agree on the sign of the change (see text). Mean annual number of consecutive days with Tmax > 95°F for the 1980-2000 reference period (center). Simulated mean annual maximum number of consecutive days with Tmax > 95°F for the 2041-2070 future time period (right). These are multi-model means from 8 NARCCAP regional climate simulations for the high (A2) emissions scenario. Note that left and right color scales are different. The changes are upward everywhere. Increases are largest in Texas and Oklahoma and decrease northward, in a pattern similar to the present-day climatology.
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Mean annual difference in the maximum number of consecutive days with a maximum temperature greater than 95 deg F (number of days / year), Mean annual maximum number of consecutive days with a maximum temperature greater than 95 deg F ( number of days / year)
Temporal domain:
Start Time: 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2070-12-31 00:00:00.0
Spatial domain:
Max latitude: 48.9375
Min latitude: 25.9375
Max longitude: -93.5625
Min longitude: -116.063
Keywords:
Great Plains, Simulated, NARCCAP, Temperature
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Panels within image: 3

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Image Description:
Multi-Model Mean Simulated Difference (2041-2070 minus 1980-2000)
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Climatology (1980-2000)
Right:
Image Description:
Multi-Model Mean Simulation (2041-2070)

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Who created the image:
Name: Greg Dobson
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Organization: NEMAC
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When was image created (YYYY-MM-DD): 2012-08-13 00:00:00.0

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Dataset Name: NARCCAP
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Dataset Description: North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program
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Affiliated Organization Name and Role: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
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Dataset Location (ftp, URL, etc): http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/data/index.html
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