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Upper Air Rawinsonde Observations - Global GTS (DSI-5681)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00055

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Summary

Abstract: Upper Air Rawinsonde Observations is DSI-5681, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Major parameters which make up this file are number of levels, pressure of level, height of level, temperature of level, relative humidity of level, wind direction and speed of level. Data set 5681 is a composite data set that NCDC built from upper air data received from the U.S. Air Force Global ...

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Related URL

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

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: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: Upper Air Rawinsonde Observations - Global GTS (DSI-5681)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-10-25

Stop Date: 1987-08-20

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BAFFIN BAY

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

INLAND WATERS

OCEANS

Platform

NIMBUS-7

Instrument

Radiometers

SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic

Arctic

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: SI-010

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0007

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

PER GLOERSEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (301) 614-5710

Fax: (301) 614-5644

Email: Per.Gloersen at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 614

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

DONALD J. CAVALIERI

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (301) 614-5901

Fax: (301) 614-5644

Email: donald.j.cavalieri at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 614.1

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Carsey, F.D., ed., Microwave remote sensing of sea ice. Geophysical Monograph 68, American Geophysical Union, 1992.

Cavalieri, D.J., P. Gloersen and W.J. Campbell, Determination of sea ice parameters with the Nimbus-7 SMMR, J. Geophys. Res. 89(D4):5355-5369, 1984.

Comiso, J.C. and H.J. Zwally, Polar microwave brightness temperatures from Nimbus-7 SMMR: Time series of daily and monthly maps ...

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Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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