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FY3A VIRR Monthly mean Cloud Top Temperature/Cloud Top Height/Cloud Optical Thickness Level 3 Product

Entry ID: FY-3A_CPP_monthly_L3

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Summary

Abstract: Monthly mean Cloud Top Temperature/Cloud Top Height/Cloud Optical Thickness Products:

Clouds play a key role in the radiation balance of the earth atmosphere system. Thus the FY3A-retrieved cloud physical and optical products are very important in climate change research.

Purpose: Monthly mean Cloud Top Temperature/Cloud Top Height/Cloud Optical Thickness Products:

The cloud parameter products can be used in the study of weather prediction, climate change and cloud radiative forcing

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Description: FENGYUN Satellite Data Center

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: China Meteorological Administration(CMA) National Satellite and Meteorological Center(NSMC)

Dataset Title: FY3A VIRR Monthly mean Cloud Top Temperature/Cloud Top Height/Cloud Optical Thickness Level 3 Product

Dataset Release Date: 2008-05-29

Dataset Release Place: Beijing, China

Online Resource: http://fy3.satellite.cma.gov.cn/ArssEn/Ord/Satellite.aspx?seriesCod...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-05-29

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 5000 m
Longitude Resolution: 5000 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly - < Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD HEIGHT

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

FY-3A > FengYun-3A

Instrument

VIRR > Visible and Infrared Radiometer

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

FENGYUN Satellite Data Center, China

Data Center URL: http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/arssen/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA CENTER CONTACT Phone: 4006-121-701 Email: dataserver at nsmc.cma.gov.cn Contact Address: National Satellite Meteorological Center data services No. 46 Zhongguancun, Haidian District South Street City: Beijing Postal Code: 100081 Country: China

Distribution

Distribution Format: HDF

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-03-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-09

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