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TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V001 (TOVSAMNH) at GES DISC
Entry ID: GES_DISC_TOVSAMNH_V001

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Summary
Abstract: This dataset contains the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)
level 3 geophysical parameters derived using the physical retrieval
method of Susskind et al. (1984) and processed by the Satellite Data
Utilization Office of the Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres at
NASA/GSFC. This method, which is ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA/GSFC
Dataset Title: GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11
Version: 1
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-10-31
Stop Date: 1994-07-01
Location Keywords
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
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
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Platform
NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10 Ancillary Description
Instrument
HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2 Ancillary Description
SOUNDERS Ancillary Description
TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder Ancillary Description
MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
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 Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: TOVS Pathfinder 5 Day Path A Grids

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
JOEL SUSSKIND
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-286-7210
Fax: 301-286-2323
Email: joel.susskind-1 at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 613.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Chahine, M. T., 1968, "Determination of the Temperature Profile in an
Atmosphere from its Outgoing Radiances", J. Opt. Soc. Am., 58, 1634-1637.

Reuter, D., J. Susskind, and A. Pursch, 1988, "First Guess Dependence of
a Physically Based Set of Temperature Humidity Retrievals from HIRS2/MSU
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-03-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-05-17

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