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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='AEROSOLS', Variable_Level_1='DUST/ASH/SMOKE']
Model-Derived Aerosol Optical Thickness Products from the Global Aerosol Climatology Project (GACP)
Entry ID: NASA_GISS_GACP

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Summary
Abstract: [Summary adapted from the NASA/GISS Home Page]

All data sets and data documentation are available via WWW.
Link to: http://gacp.giss.nasa.gov/

Global Aerosol Climatology Project (GACP) was established in 1998 as
part of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX). Its main
objective is to analyze ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Global Aerosol Climatology Project (GACP) Home Page at NASA/GISS.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: GEWEX GACP Home Page.
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: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dataset Title: Model-Derived Aerosol Optical Thickness Products
Dataset Release Place: New York City, NY USA
Dataset Publisher: NASA/GISS
Online Resource: http://gacp.giss.nasa.gov/
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NASA/GISS
Data Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: Model-Derived Aerosol Optical Thickness Data

Data Center Personnel
Name: MICHAEL MISHCHENKO
Email: Michael.I.Mishchenko at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA GISS
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: None
Personnel
MICHAEL MISHCHENKO
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: Michael.I.Mishchenko at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA GISS
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Chin, M., D. J. Jacob, G. M. Gardner, P. A. Spiro, M. Foreman-Fowler and D. L. Savoie (1996), A global three-dimensional model of tropospheric sulfate, J. Geophys. Res, 18, 667-18, 101, 690
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-04-06

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