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GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V001 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_TOVSA5TN_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 ...

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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: Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA/GSFC

Dataset Title: GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN

Version: 1

Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/collectionlist.pl?keyw...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-12-01

Stop Date: 1979-06-30

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER

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: 5-day
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

Instrument

DENDROMETERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NACP > North American Carbon Program

Ancillary Keywords

ALLOMETRY

FOREST BIOMASS

DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 1046

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA