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Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25x0.25 deg, Yearly Grid, V3, (GSSTFYC), at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_GSSTFYC_3

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Summary

Abstract: These data are the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-3 Dataset recently produced through a MEaSUREs funded project led by Dr. Chung-Lin Shie (UMBC/GEST, NASA/GSFC), converted to HDF-EOS5 format. The stewardship of this HDF-EOS5 dataset is part of the MEaSUREs project,

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Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR

Description: Search, visualize, subset, and download data in HDF-EOS5

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: Shie, C.-L., K. Hilburn, L. S. Chiu, R. Adler, I-I Lin, E. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, and S. Gao

Dataset Title: Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, Yearly Grid

Dataset Series Name: GSSTFYC

Dataset Release Date: August 14, 2012

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Version: 3

Dataset Editor: Andrey Savtchenko

Issue Identification: GSSTFYC_3

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Other Citation Details: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GSSTFYC_3.html

Dataset DOI: 10.5067/MEASURES/GSSTF/DATA311

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1988-01-01

Stop Date: 2008-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: yearly
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University

Data Center URL: http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt

Data Center Personnel
Name: JUDY OMUMBO Email: jomumbo at iri.columbia.edu Contact Address: International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: New York Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Personnel

MICHAEL MORAHAN

Role: CLIMATE DIAGNOSTIC RECORD AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5107

Fax: 301-614-5304

Email: Michael.P.Morahan at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Judith A Omumbo, Bradfield Lyon, Samuel M Waweru, Stephen J Connor and Madeleine C Thomson, 2011, Raised temperatures over the Kericho tea estates: revisiting the climate in the East African highlands malaria debate, Malaria Journal, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-12

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-02-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-02-11

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