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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION', Variable_Level_1='RADIATIVE FORCING']
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): Solar Radiation and Cloudiness from LDEO/IRI Climate Data Library
Entry ID: LDEO_ISCCP

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Summary
Abstract: This data set, derived from the International Satellite Cloud
Climatology project (ISCCP), consists of solar radiation and
cloudiness measurements.
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Description: ISCCP Home Page
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 88.75   S: -88.75   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Rossow, W.B.
Dataset Title: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): Solar Radiation and Cloudiness
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Online Resource: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.ISCCP/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1983-07-01
Stop Date: 1991-06-30
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degree
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degree
Temporal Resolution: monthly
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
NIMBUS-7 Ancillary Description
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites Ancillary Description
Instrument
ERB > Earth Radiation Budget Ancillary Description
ERBE > Earth Radiation Budget Experiment Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
LDEO/IRI
Data Center
Climate Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BENNO BLUMENTHAL
Phone: (845) 680-4450
Fax: (845) 680-4864
Email: benno at iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
Data Library Manager
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964-8000
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: WWW
Fees: None
Publications/References
J.K.B. Bishop and W. B. Rossow, "Spatial and temporal variability of
global surface solar irradiance," J. Geophys. Res., 96,16839-16858.

R. Seager and M. B. Blumenthal, "Modeling tropical Pacific sea surface
temperature with satellite-derived solar radiative forcing,"
J. Climate, 1994.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-09-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2001-12-07

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