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TOVS Pathfinder Path-P Daily and Monthly Polar Gridded Atmospheric Parameters
Entry ID: NSIDC-0027

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Summary
Abstract: The TIROS-N Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Polar Pathfinder (Path-P) data set consists of gridded daily and monthly Arctic and Antarctic atmospheric data derived from various NOAA satellites. TOVS Path-P daily files are available for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from 60° poleward at 100 km gridded spatial resolution in an Equal-Area Scalable Earth Grid (EASE-Grid). TOVS Path-P ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -60.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
  N: 90.0   S: 60.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: J. A. Francis and A. J. Schweiger
Dataset Title: TOVS Pathfinder Path-P Daily and Monthly Polar Gridded Atmospheric Parameters
Dataset Release Date: 1999-09-01, updated 2008
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0027.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1979-01-01

Start Date: 1979-07-12
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 4 KM, 9 KM
Longitude Resolution: 4 KM, 9 KM
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: Monthly Climatology
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER > AEROSOL REFLECTANCE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Quality For data quality information on MODIS SST products performed by the Ocean
Biology Processing Group (OBPG) see
http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/modis_sst/
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Publications of research results utilizing these data must acknowledge the
Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD, USA.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
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 Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: HDF
Personnel
MELANIE F. MEAUX
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-06-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-27

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