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Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign 2008

Entry ID: DOKIPY_THORPEX-QC080315a

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Summary

Abstract: The files contain data from NCAR GPS dropsondes AVAPS (Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System), taken during the Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign from 25 February to 17 March 2008. A description of AVAPS is given in: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/isf/facilities/dropsonde/ The data has been post-processed and quality controlled with the Atmospheric Sounding Processing Environment ...

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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.84

S: 70.99

E: 14.98

W: 2.51

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jón Egill Kristjánsson

Dataset Title: Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign 2008

Dataset Release Date: Not Available

Dataset Release Place: Not Available

Dataset Publisher: met.no Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Version: Not Available

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-02-25

Stop Date: 2008-03-18

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE > AIR_POTENTIAL_TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS > AIR_PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

IPY-THORPEX > Improved numerical weather forecasting and climate simulations

Access Constraints Free

Use Constraints Not Available

Ancillary Keywords

Arctic

Atmosphere

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway

Data Center URL: http://met.no/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EGIL STØREN Phone: +4722963000 Contact Address: Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O. Box 43 Blindern City: Oslo Postal Code: N-0313 Country: Norway

Personnel

EGIL STØREN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +4722963000

Contact Address:

Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O. Box 43 Blindern

City: Oslo

Postal Code: N-0313

Country: Norway

Publications/References

Diner, D. J., J. V. Martonchik, C. Borel, S. A. W. Gerstl, H. R. Gordon, Y. Knyazikhin, R. Myneni, B. Pinty, and M. M. Verstraete. 1999. MISR Level-2 surface retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) systems and operations concept. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight ... Center. Hall, D. K., G. A. Riggs, and V. V. Salomonson. September 2001a. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS Snow-, Lake Ice- and Sea Ice-Mapping Algorithms. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Hall, D. K. and J. Martinec. 1985. Remote sensing of ice and snow. London: Chapman and Hall. Hall, D. K., J. L. Foster, D. L. Verbyla, A. G. Klein, and C. S. Benson. 1998. Assessment of snow cover mapping accuracy in a variety of vegetation cover densities in central Alaska. Remote Sensing of the Environment 66:129-137. Hall, D. K., J. L. Fost
er, V. V. Salomonson, A. G. Klein, and J. Y. L. Chien. 2001b. Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping accuracy from space. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 39(2):232-238. Hall, D. K. and G. A. Riggs. 2006. Assessment of errors in the MODIS suite of snow-cover products. Hydrological Processes, in press. Hapke, B. 1993. Theory of reflectance and emittance spectroscopy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Klein, A. MODIS Snow Albedo Prototype. 2003. Klein, A. G. and J. Stroeve. 2002. Development and validation of a snow albedo algorithm for the MODIS instrument. Annals of Glaciology 34:45-52. Klein, A. G., D. K. Hall, and G. A. Riggs. 1998. Improving snow-cover mapping in forests through the use of a canopy reflectance model. Hydrologic Processes 12(10-11):1723-1744. Markham, B. L. and J. L. Barker. 1986. Landsat MSS and TM post-calibration dynamic ranges, exoatmospheric reflectances and at-satellite temperatures. EOSAT Technical N
otes 1:3-8. MODIS Characterization and Support Team (MCST). 2000. M
ODIS Level-1B product user's guide for Level-1B Version 2.3.x Release 2. MCST Document #MCM-PUG-01-U-DNCN. Pearson II, F. 1990. Map projections: theory and applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc. Riggs, G. A., D. K. Hall, and V. V. Salomonson. January 2006. MODIS snow products user guide for collection 4 data products. Wiscombe, W. J. and S. G. Warren. 1980. A model for the spectral albedo of snow I: pure snow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37:2712-2733.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-03-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-04

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