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  <p>EPA has developed comprehensive technical documentation that describes the data sources and analytical methods for every indicator presented in the <em>Climate Change Indicators in the United States </em>report. A PDF version of the technical documentation is provided below for each indicator, along with an overview that describes EPA's process for selecting and evaluating indicators.</p>

<h3>Additional files you can download from other pages:</h3>

<ul><li><a href="/climate-indicators/downloads-indicators-report">PDF versions of EPA's 2016 report and supporting elements</a></li>
	<li><a href="/climate-indicators/printer-friendly-pdf-downloads-indicator-text-and-figures">Printer-friendly PDF versions of each indicator (containing all text and figures)</a></li>
	<li><a href="/climate-indicators/downloads-previous-editions-indicators-report">PDF versions of previous editions of this report</a></li>
	<li>High-resolution figures and the numerical data underlying the figures (on each indicator page)</li>
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      <span id="file-306245" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/technical-documentation-overview-2016.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=339483" class="file-link">Technical documentation overview (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(15 pp, 339 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <li>
      <span id="file-305997" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/antarctic-sea-ice_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=302042" class="file-link">Antarctic Sea Ice technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 302 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <li>
      <span id="file-333649" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-11/documents/arctic-sea-ice-documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=381784" class="file-link">Arctic Sea Ice technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(11 pp, 382 K, 
  November 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-309173" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/ghg-concentrations_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=431133" class="file-link">Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(16 pp, 431 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305725" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/bird-ranges_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=222799" class="file-link">Bird Wintering Ranges technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(5 pp, 223 K, 
  May 2014)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305615" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/climate-forcing_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=247779" class="file-link">Climate Forcing technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 248 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305731" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/cherry-blossoms_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=173106" class="file-link">Cherry Blossom Bloom Dates in Washington, D.C. technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(3 pp, 173 K, 
  April 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-308655" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/coastal-flooding_documentation_0.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=202486" class="file-link">Coastal Flooding Documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 202 K)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305631" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/drought_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=272822" class="file-link">Drought technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(9 pp, 273 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-306001" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/glaciers_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=259771" class="file-link">Glaciers technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(8 pp, 260 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305645" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/global-ghg-emissions_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=225946" class="file-link">Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(8 pp, 226 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305735" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/great-lakes_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=267934" class="file-link">Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 268 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305879" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/heating-cooling_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=222070" class="file-link">Heating and Cooling Degree Days technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 222 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305875" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/heat-deaths_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=228566" class="file-link">Heat-Related Deaths technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(9 pp, 229 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305877" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/heat-illness_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=208725" class="file-link">Heat-Related Illnesses technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 209 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305647" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/heavy-precip_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=194689" class="file-link">Heavy Precipitation technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 195 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305653" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/high-low-temps_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=244431" class="file-link">High and Low Temperatures technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(10 pp, 244 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305995" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/river-ice_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=177658" class="file-link">Ice Breakup in Two Alaskan Rivers technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(4 pp, 178 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-306005" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/lake-ice_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=269599" class="file-link">Lake Ice technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(9 pp, 270 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305881" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/land-loss_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1035182" class="file-link">Land Loss Along the Atlantic Coast technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(21 pp, 1 MB, 
  May 2014)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305739" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/leaf-bloom-dates_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=216246" class="file-link">Leaf and Bloom Dates technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 216 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305871" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/growing-season_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=233402" class="file-link">Length of Growing Season technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(5 pp, 233 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305885" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/lyme_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=309186" class="file-link">Lyme Disease technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(9 pp, 309 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305741" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/marine-species_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=255223" class="file-link">Marine Species Distribution technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 255 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305867" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/acidity_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=294748" class="file-link">Ocean Acidity technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 295 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305887" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/ocean-heat_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=194512" class="file-link">Ocean Heat technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(5 pp, 195 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305889" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/ragweed_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=207600" class="file-link">Ragweed Pollen Season technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(5 pp, 208 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305663" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/river-flooding_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=184083" class="file-link">River Flooding technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(5 pp, 184 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305891" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/sea-level_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=301401" class="file-link">Sea Level technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(11 pp, 301 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305895" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/sea-surface-temp_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=184437" class="file-link">Sea Surface Temperature technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 184 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305989" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/snow-cover_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=210392" class="file-link">Snow Cover technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 210 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-306029" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/snowfall_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=212190" class="file-link">Snowfall technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 212 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305987" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/snowpack_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=222935" class="file-link">Snowpack technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 223 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305755" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/stream-temperature_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=197115" class="file-link">Stream Temperature technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(4 pp, 197 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305749" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/streamflow_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=214779" class="file-link">Streamflow technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(7 pp, 215 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305677" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/southwest_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=248388" class="file-link">Temperature and Drought in the Southwest technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(10 pp, 248 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305745" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/snake-river_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=170544" class="file-link">Trends in Stream Temperature in the Snake River technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(4 pp, 171 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305625" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/cyclones_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=223210" class="file-link">Tropical Cyclone Activity technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(8 pp, 223 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-306347" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/precipitation_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=183265" class="file-link">U.S. and Global Precipitation technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 183 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305683" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/temperature_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=242015" class="file-link">U.S. and Global Temperature technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(9 pp, 242 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305687" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/us-ghg-emissions_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=206597" class="file-link">U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 207 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305897" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/west-nile_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=206463" class="file-link">West Nile Virus technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(6 pp, 206 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-305759" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/wildfires_documentation.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=548213" class="file-link">Wildfires technical documentation (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(13 pp, 548 K, 
  August 2016)</span></span>
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