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Version 2 Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) Data
Entry ID: GES_DISC_GISSTF_V002

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Summary
Abstract: [Source: NASA GES-DISC, ftp://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/data/TRMM/Ancillary/gsstf/gsstf2.0/gsst... ]

The data set is referred to as the "GSSTF 2.0 Global Ocean Gridded Data
Set." GSSTF stands for Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes.

The data set currently contains a suite of 3 products. The ... View entire text
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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: S.-H. Chou, E.J. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, R.M. Atlas, and C.-L. Shie
Dataset Title: Version 2 Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) Data
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA
Dataset Publisher: NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES-DISC)
Version: 2.0
Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/precipitation/data-holdings/access/gs...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1987-07-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31

Start Date: 1988-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 Degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 Degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly - < Annual
Science Keywords
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Platform
DMSP 5D-2/F10 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F10 Ancillary Description
DMSP 5D-2/F11 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Project
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
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
Personnel
ERIC J. NELKIN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: Eric.J.Nelkin at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 613.1
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Atlas, R., R.N. Hoffman, S.C. Bloom, J.C. Jusem, and J. Ardizzone, 1996: A multiyear global surface wind velocity dataset using SSM/I wind obser-vations. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 869-882.

Chou, S.-H., 1993: A comparison of airborne eddy correlation and bulk aerodynamic methods for ocean-air turbulent fluxes during cold-air outbreaks. Bound.-Layer Meteor., ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-11-03
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-26

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