[Parameters: Topic='OCEANS', Term='OCEAN HEAT BUDGET', Variable_Level_1='HEAT FLUX']
Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1, Set2, and NCEP
Entry ID: GES_DISC_GSSTFSC_2b

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Summary
Abstract: These data are the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-2b (GSSTF2b) Dataset recently produced through a MEaSURES funded project led by Dr. Chung-Lin Shie (UMBC/GEST, NASA/GSFC), converted to HDF-EOS5 format. The stewardship of this HDF-EOS5 dataset is part of the MEaSUREs project, ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Chung-Lin Shie, Long Chiu, Robert Adler, I-I Lin, Eric J. Nelkin, Joe Ardizzone
Dataset Title: Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1, Set2, and NCEP
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version: 2b
Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-01-01
Stop Date: 2008-12-31
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: three months
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
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Instrument
CORING DEVICES Ancillary Description
PLANKTON NETS Ancillary Description
Project
Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: NASpatial accuracy unknown. Ask authors for details.



LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Samples in September were collected with aerial assistance, rest by diving based from a ship.


PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Added AOOS/IOOS core variables. Added ArcOD archive information. Changed "scientificnameauthors" to "scientificnameauthor" to match data csv and obis.xml
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the University of Alaska and ArcOD, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use ... View entire text
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Alaska Ocean Observing System
Data Center
International Ocean Biogeographic Information System Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE
Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565
Fax: (732) 932-8578
Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org
Contact Address:
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
71 Dudley Road
City: New Brunswick
Province or State: NJ
Postal Code: 08901-8521
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Format: XLS
Fees: none
Personnel
ELSE NOST HEGSETH
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Dramsveien 201
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsoe
City: Tromsoe
Province or State: Norway
Postal Code: N-9000
Country: Norway
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-01-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-02-24

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