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GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V001 (TOVSADND) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_TOVSADND_V001

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset contains the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)
level 3 geophysical parameters derived using the physical retrieval
method of Susskind et al. (1984) and processed by the Satellite Data
Utilization Office of the Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres at
NASA/GSFC. This method, which is ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR

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: Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA/GSFC

Dataset Title: GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12

Version: 1

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1991-07-04

Stop Date: 1994-07-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 Degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 Degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

CAML > CENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFE

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Access Constraints Stored at the AADC and at the ANTABIF as data files and associated pictures. Available through the WWW at the URLs provided.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=Polar_En... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

climatological

bathymetry

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility, Marine Biodiversity Information Network, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, International Council for Science

Data Center URL: http://www.biodiversity.aq/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUNO DANIS Phone: +32(0)2 6274139 Fax: +32(0)2 6274277 Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be Contact Address: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 29 Rue Vautier City: Brussels Postal Code: 1000 Country: BELGIUM

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Fees: Free

Personnel

FALK HUETTMANN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +01-907-4747882

Fax: +01-907 4746967

Email: fhuettmann at alaska.edu

Contact Address:

419 Irving I, PO Box 757000

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-7000

Country: USA

BEN RAYMOND

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3336

Fax: +61 3 6283 2336

Email: ben.raymond at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-06-21

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