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MSU Ch 4 Daily Lower Stratosphere Temps with Limb93 Correction V001 (MSULST) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_MSULST_V001

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Summary

Abstract: Section 1. General Description

Spencer and Christy (1990) demonstrated that accurate estimates of global
atmospheric temperatures could be derived from the Microwave Sounding Units
flown on NOAA's TIROS-N series of satellites. The MSU's have been
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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access MSU Daily Lower Tropospheric Temperature Data by FTP.

Link: GET DATA > OPENDAP DIRECTORY (DODS)

Description: Access MSU Daily Lower Tropospheric Temperature Data via OPeNDAP.

Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR

Description: MSU Limb93 Data access page. Data from the MSU LIMB93 processing is available
in two formats, namely, the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and a native format
originally used by the data producer. In both cases, separate files are
provided for the Lower Tropospheric Temperature (LTT), the Upper Tropospheric
Temperature (UTT), the Lower Stratospheric Temperature (LST) and the Oceanic
Precipitation (OP). Each HDF file contains a single year of daily grids at 2.5
degree resolution. The native format files contain all 16 years of data in
single files, except for precipitation which is separated by year as in the
case of the HDF version of the data. The data and read programs are available
for both data formats via anonymous FTP.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) Limb93 Documentation.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 89.0

S: -89.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Spencer R., Christy J.R.

Dataset Title: MSU Ch 4 Daily Lower Stratosphere Temps with Limb93 Correction

Version: 001

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/services/opendap/documents/lim93_read...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-01

Stop Date: 1993-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degree
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10

NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11

Instrument

MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OPENDAP > Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

LIMB93

Originating Center

GSFC DISC

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: MSULST

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: On-line

Distribution Format: HDF, Binary

Personnel

ROY W. SPENCER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-614-5224

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Code 610.2

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Spencer, R.W., and J.R. Christy, 1993: Precision lower stratospheric
temperature monitoring with the MSU: Technique, Validation, and Results
1979-1991. J. Climate, 6, 1194 1204.

Spencer, R.W. and J.R. Christy, 1992a: Precision and radiosonde validation
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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-11-12

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-07-21

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