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<Dataset_Creator>Ashcroft, Linden; Coll, Joan Ramon; Gilabert, Alba; Domonkos, Peter; Aguilar, Enric; Sigro, Javier; Castella, Merce; Unden, Per; Harris, Ian; Jones, Phil; Brunet, Manola</Dataset_Creator>
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<Southernmost_Latitude>27.67</Southernmost_Latitude>
<Northernmost_Latitude>37.08</Northernmost_Latitude>
<Westernmost_Longitude>-8.17</Westernmost_Longitude>
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<First_Name>Michael</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Diepenbroek</Last_Name>
<Email>info@pangaea.de</Email>
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<Address>Leobener Str.</Address>
<City>Bremen</City>
<Province_or_State>Bremen</Province_or_State>
<Postal_Code>28359</Postal_Code>
<Country>Germany</Country>
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<Reference>Ashcroft, Linden; Coll, Joan Ramon; Gilabert, Alba; Domonkos, Peter; Brunet, Manola; Aguilar, Enric; Castella, Merce; Sigro, Javier; Unden, Per; Harris, Ian; Jones, Phil (2018): A rescued dataset of sub-daily meteorological observations for Europe and the southern Mediterranean region, 1877-2012. Earth System Science Data, 10(3), 1613-1635, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-39</Reference>
<Reference>Original txt file: ALG_UERRA_WP1data_V123_wd (URI: https://store.pangaea.de/Publications/Ashcroft-etal_2018/ALG_UERRA_WP1data_V123_wd.zip)</Reference>
<Reference>UERRA readme file with information on sources, quality flags and parameter conversions. https://store.pangaea.de/Publications/Ashcroft-etal_2018/UERRA_readme.pdf</Reference>
<Summary>For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.887631"!</Summary>
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<URL>https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-39</URL>
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<Description>Original txt file: ALG_UERRA_WP1data_V123_wd</Description>
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<URL>https://store.pangaea.de/Publications/Ashcroft-etal_2018/UERRA_readme.pdf</URL>
<Description>UERRA readme file with information on sources, quality flags and parameter conversions</Description>
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