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International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) TOVS Native (NAT) Data (ISCCP_TOVS_NAT)
Entry ID: ISSCP_TOVS_NAT

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Summary

Abstract: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) TOVS native
(NAT) data set.

The ISCCP_TOVS_NAT data set contains information concerning the
atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles and the ozone column
abundance. This data set is composed of 3 types of data files, CLIM
MONTHLY which contains the monthly climatological data obtained from
balloon observations, TOVS MONTHLY which contains the monthly
climatological data computed from the daily TOVS values, and TOVS
DAILY which contains the daily composite of the TOVS Sounding Product.

The data were collected on a global equal-area grid with the cell area
equivalent to 2.5 deg. latitude/longitude at the equator. The grid
begins at the South Pole with the intersection of the Greenwich
meridian (0 deg. longitude) and the South Pole as a cell corner. For
a description of this product and its specific parameters,
See: http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov

Related URL

Link: GET DATA
Description: Order data set ISCCP_TOVS_NAT from the ASDC web ordering tool.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Access to ISCCP data and documentation.

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Rossow, W.B.
Dataset Title: ISCCP_TOVS_NAT
Dataset Release Place: Hampton, VA
Dataset Publisher: Langley Research Center
Online Resource: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/isccp/table_isccp.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-07-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

NOAA-10 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10    [Information]

NOAA-11 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11    [Information]

NOAA-12 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12    [Information]

NOAA-14 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14    [Information]

NOAA-7 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7    [Information]

NOAA-8 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-8    [Information]

NOAA-9 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9    [Information]

Instrument

TOVS >TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

ISCCP >International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project    [Information]

REASON >Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network    [Information]

Keywords

TEMPERATURE PROFILES

WATER PROFILES

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

LARC_DAAC

Data Center

Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA [Information]
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: ISCCP_TOVS_NAT

Data Center Personnel

Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: support-asdc at earthdata.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA

Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA [Information]
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel

Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: support-asdc at earthdata.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: varies
Distribution_Format: HDF
Fees: none

Personnel

WILLIAM B. ROSSOW
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: wbrossow at ccny.cuny.edu
Contact Address:
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2006-08-10
SERF Last Revision Date: 2008-06-04

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