Estimated Average Annual Temperature

dataset: TEMP20
Estimated long-term mean annual temperature interpolated to a 20m grid cell using the DEM20 layer and the ANUCLIM software.
 
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(2009)

Estimated Average Annual Temperature

Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning

Description

Title
Estimated Average Annual Temperature 
Alternate title
TEMP20 
Purpose
Generation of maps showing graduations in average annual temperature. Environmental modelling. 
Credit
Sam Ebert, DSE Wodonga Craig Hamilton, DSE Wodonga Terry McLLean, DPI Rutherglen 
Supplemental Information
Relationship to other Datasets: The layer is derived using ESOCLIM and DEM250. For a given area one can expect high correlations between RAIN<month> and DEM250 Current Design Issues: The layer is a raster dataset, ie. a GRID. To reduce disk storage it is stored as an integer value grid with precision maintained to two decimal places using: value = mm/annum * 100. Future Design Issues: As DEM250 is replaced by a higher resolution DEM it may be appropriate to re-calculate the rainfall estimates. For specific areas it will be appropriate to use additional rainfall data to update the ESOCLIM surfaces and generate higher resolution rainfall estimates. Layer design should be revised at that time. Related Documents: None ESOCLIM documentation (CLIM_GRD.DOC) ANUCLIM Users Guide 
Status
Completed 
 
 

Spatial

Horizontal Accuracy
100m 
Code
4283 
 
 

Maintenance

Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular 
 
 

Format

Title
DIGITAL Arc/Info Revision 7 Grid library 2 
 
 

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Keywords

Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
 
 

Constraints

Use limitation
Available under licence 
Classification
Unclassified 
License type
DELWP Data License 
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License Text

License type
Restricted 
 
 

Lineage

Statement
Dataset Source: The dataset is an output from the ANUCLIM program, which interrogates pre-existing interpolated surfaces using, as input variables, latitude, longitude, and elevation. DEM20 is used to estimate elevation. The original surfaces are interpolations of climate variables using minimum curvature multi-dimensional splining algorithms developed by Dr. Mike Hutchinson of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) ANU. Further details regarding the derivation process can be obtained from ANUCLIM Users Guide. ANUCLIM is licenced software, CRES may lay some claim to datasets derived using ANUCLIM. Dataset Originality: Derived 
Description
ArcInfo Workstation converts a GRID to an ascii file suitable for input to ANUCLIM and runs the program. A number of small, customised programs are used in this process. Output files are large (160 bytes/cell), prohibiting estimation of multiple variables for large grids in a single pass. ArcGIS Toolbox converts ANUCLIM output files to ARC/INFO grids, using standard names for the output grids. Output grids are maintained as floating. 
 
 

Metadata Constraints Metadata Constraints

Classification
Unclassified 
 
 

Quality

Attribute Quality
Comments
Normally claimed to be within 5% of the actual value. This is based on a generalised cross-validation algorithm which carries out the original interpolation without each point in turn, and compares the interpolated value at that point with the observed value. 
 
Positional Accuracy
Comments
Precision: 10-100m Determination: Based on the input map scale for the data underpinning VICMAP_ELEVATION_DTM_20M. 
 
Conceptual Consistency
Missing Data
Comments
Complete for the state. Complete for all Victorian Catchment Management Authority (CMA's) areas. 
 
Excess Data
 
 

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