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Global Data Base of Monthly Mean Cloud and Surface Properties

Entry ID: ISCCPC1

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Summary

Abstract: Global monthly means were obtained from ISCCP C1 data, which is
available every 3 hours at 2.5 degree equal area spatial resolution.
The monthly mean maps were replicated to a 2.5 degree square grid (144
longitude boxes by 72 latitude boxes). Monthly means are provided for
Cloud Amount (CLDAMT), Cloud Top Temperature (CLDTMP), Cloud Top Pressure
(CLDPRS), Cloud Optical Thickness (OPTTHK), Surface Temperature
(SRFTMP), and Surface Reflectance (SRFRFL).

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Description: Access Data set ISCCP_C1_NAT from the Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 90.0	S: -90.0	E: 180.0	W: -180.0
Min Altitude: SURFACE

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Rossow, W.B., Garder, L.C., Lu, P., and Walker, A.

Dataset Title: Global Data Base of Monthly Mean Cloud and Surface Properties

Online Resource: http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-07-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER

VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2.5 Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 Degrees
Temporal Resolution: 3-Hourly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GMS-1 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-1

GMS-2 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-2

Instrument

SOUNDERS

TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder

Project

ISCCP > International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATOLOGY

IDN_NODE GSFC/NASA/GISS

SURFACE

Originating Center

NASA/GISS

Data Center

Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: C1CLDAMT MMMYY
Dataset ID: C1CLDPRS MMMYY
Dataset ID: C1CLDTMP MMMYY
Dataset ID: C1OPTTHK MMMYY
Dataset ID: C1SRFRFL MMMYY
Dataset ID: C1SRFTMP MMMYY

Data Center Personnel
Name: WILLIAM B. ROSSOW Email: william.b.rossow at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies 2880 Broadway City: New York Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10025 Country: USA