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SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 AEROSOL DATA, GRANT FORMAT, FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Entry ID: s2k_modis_mod04_aero

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Summary
Abstract: The subset of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) MOD04_L2 aerosol product provided in this data set represents the swaths that coincide with known times of the South African Weather Bureau/Service (SAWS) Aerocommanders JRA and JRB research aircraft missions to support aerosol research and validation activities for the SAFARI 2000 region. The MODIS aerosol product monitors ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 10.08   S: -42.28   E: 50.52   W: -20.64

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: KAUFMAN, Y.J.REMER, L.A.TANRE, D.
Dataset Title: SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 AEROSOL DATA, GRANT FORMAT, FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/813
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=813&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-08-20
Stop Date: 2000-09-26
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Data Center
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: NCDC_RainfallDroughtEastAfrica1100yrs1

Data Center Personnel
Name: KATHLEEN R. LAIRD
Contact Address:
Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab.
Department of Biology
Queen's University
City: Kingston
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: K7L3N6
Country: Canada
Personnel
NOAA_PALEOCLIMATOLOGY_PROGRAM
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 303-497-6280
Fax: 303-497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
325 Broadway, Code E/CC23
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80305-3328
Country: USA
Publications/References
Dirk Verschuren, Kathleen R. Laird and Brian F. Cumming, Rainfall and drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years, Nature, No.6768, v403, pp.410-414, January 27, 2000
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-01-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-08

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