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TOMS/Nimbus-7 Total Column Ozone Daily and Monthly Zonal Means V008 (TOMSN7L3ztoz) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_TOMSN7L3ztoz_V008

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Summary

Abstract: This data product contains TOMS/Nimbus-7 Total Column Ozone Daily and Monthly Zonal Means Version 8 data in ASCII format.

The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Version 8 Daily and Monthly Gridded Data consist of daily and monthly, global coverage of total column ozone, aerosol index, Lambertian effective reflectivity(Rayleigh corrected) and surface UV-B Erythemal irradiances.

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Description: OPeNDAP access to Nimbus-7 TOMS data from the GES DISC.

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: TOMS Science Team

Dataset Title: TOMS/Nimbus-7 Total Column Ozone Daily and Monthly Zonal Means

Dataset Series Name: TOMS Data

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD

Dataset Publisher: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Version: 008

Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-11-01

Stop Date: 1993-05-06

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE

VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1.0 Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 1.25 Degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: DAILY AND Monthly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPORATION

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPOTRANSPIRATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NLDAS > North American Land Data Assimilation System

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality The data are provisional and subject to change as model improvements are implemented and new input data sets become available.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Hydrology

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC/HSL)

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/

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: Online (HTTP)

Distribution Format: GRIB

Fees: No Fee

Personnel

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

Xia, Y., K. Mitchell, M. Ek, J. Sheffield, B. Cosgrove, E. Wood, L. Luo, C. Alonge, H. Wei, J. Meng, B. Livneh, D. Lettenmaier, V. Koren, Q. Duan, K. Mo, Y. Fan, and D. Mocko, (2012), Continental-scale water and energy flux analysis and validation for the North American Land Data Assimilation System project phase 2 (NLDAS-2): 1. Intercomparison and application of model products, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D03109, doi:10.1029/2011JD016048.

Koster, R., and M. Suarez (1994), The components of the SVAT scheme and their effects on a GCM's hydrological cycle, Adv. Water Resour., 17, 61-78, doi:10.1016/0309-1708(94)90024-8.

Koster, R., and M. Suarez (1996), Energy and water balance calculations in the Mosaic LSM, NASA Tech. Memo., NASA TM-104606, vol. 9, 60 pp.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-06-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-01

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