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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1102 - Climate variability and predictability (CLIVAR)

Entry ID: NBP1102

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Summary

Abstract: The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer operates year-round in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, carrying out global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

This data set consists of underway data from leg NBP1102 on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. This leg started at McMurdo Station and ended at McMurdo Station.

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Description: Expedition Data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -58.55	S: -77.85	E: -66.56	W: 165.69
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0

Parent DIF

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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2011-02-19

Stop Date: 2011-04-23

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GMS-4 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-4

GOES > NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

METEOSAT

Instrument

INFRARED RADIOMETERS

RADIOMETERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

GPCP > Global Precipitation Climatology Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

FTP

Originating Center

GSFC DAAC

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

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: ajrain

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: On-line

Personnel

PHIL ARKIN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: parkin at essic.umd.edu

Publications/References

Janowiak, J. E. and P. A. Arkin, 1991: Rainfall Variations in the
Tropics During 1986-1989, as Estimated From Observations of Cloud-Top
Temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 96, Supplement,
pp. 3359 - 3373.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-20

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