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AIRS-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups Entry ID: GES_DISC_AIRS_CPR_MAT_V3.1 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
This is AIRS-CloudSat collocated subset, in NetCDF 4 format. These data contain collocated: AIRS Level 1b radiances spectra, CloudSat radar reflectivities, and MODIS cloud mask. These data are created within the frames of the MEaSUREs project. The basic task is to bring together retrievals of water vapor and cloud properties from multiple "A-train" instruments (AIRS, AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSU, MLS, CloudSat), classify each "scene" (instrument look) using the cloud information, and develop a merged, multi-sensor climatology of atmospheric water vapor as a function of altitude, stratified by the cloud classes. This is a large science analysis project that will require the use of SciFlo technologies to discover and organize all of the datasets, move and cache datasets as required, find space/time "matchups" between pairs of instruments, and process years of satellite data to produce the climate data records. The short name for this collection is AIRS_CPR_MAT Parameters contained in the data files include the following: Variable Name|Description|Units CldFrcStdErr|Cloud Fraction|(None) CloudLayers| Number of hydrometeor layers| (count) CPR_Cloud_mask| CPR Cloud Mask| (None) DEM_elevation| Digital Elevation Map| (m) dust_flag|Dust Flag|(None) latAIRS|AIRS IR latitude|(deg) Latitude|CloudSat Latitude |(degrees) LayerBase| Height of Layer Base| (m) LayerTop| Height of layer top| (m) lonAIRS|AIRS IR longitude|(deg) Longitude|CloudSat Longitude| (degrees) MODIS_cloud_flag| MOD35_bit_2and3_cloud_flag| (None) Radar_Reflectivity| Radar Reflectivity Factor| (dBZe) radiances|Radiances|(milliWatts/m**2/cm**-1/steradian) Sigma-Zero| Sigma-Zero| (dB*100) spectral_clear_indicator|Spectral Clear Indicator|(None) Vertical_binsize|CloudSat vertical binsize| (m) End of parameter information |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: 90.0 | S: -90.0 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Eric Fetzer, Brian Wilson, and Gerald Manipon
Dataset Title: AIRS-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups Dataset Series Name: AIRS_CPR_MAT Dataset Release Date: June 6, 2012 Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) Version: 3.1 Issue Identification: AIRS_CPR_MAT_3.1 Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data Other Citation Details: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/AIRS_CPR_MAT_V3.1.html Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG... |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2006-06-15 |
| Stop Date: 2011-03-11 |
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Platform
| CLOUDSAT [Information] |
| AQUA >Earth Observing System, AQUA [Information] |
Instrument
| AIRS >Atmospheric Infrared Sounder [Information] |
| CLOUDSAT-CPR >CLOUDSAT CLOUD PROFILING RADAR [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
Originating Center
| GES DISC |
Data Center
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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
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Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Size:
8 MB
Distribution_Format: NetCDF 3 Fees: No |
Personnel
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GERALD
MANIPON Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Email: Geraldjohn.M.Manipon at jpl.nasa.gov |
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ERIC
FETZER Role: INVESTIGATOR Email: eric.j.fetzer at nasa.gov |
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ANDREY
SAVTCHENKO Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 301-614-5705 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Andrey.Savtchenko at nasa.gov Contact Address: Distributed Active Archive Center Global Change Data Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2011-12-09
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-01-02
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