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Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1, Set2, and NCEP
Entry ID: GES_DISC_GSSTFSC_2b

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Summary
Abstract: These data are the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-2b (GSSTF2b) Dataset recently produced through a MEaSURES funded project led by Dr. Chung-Lin Shie (UMBC/GEST, NASA/GSFC), converted to HDF-EOS5 format. The stewardship of this HDF-EOS5 dataset is part of the MEaSUREs project, ... 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: Chung-Lin Shie, Long Chiu, Robert Adler, I-I Lin, Eric J. Nelkin, Joe Ardizzone
Dataset Title: Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1, Set2, and NCEP
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version: 2b
Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-01-01
Stop Date: 2008-12-31
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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: three months
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
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Platform
DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
NIMBUS-7 Ancillary Description
AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
Instrument
SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
AMSR-E > Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS Ancillary Description
SSMIS > Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder Ancillary Description
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Data Center
Cryospheric Sciences Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/csb/
Dataset ID: CSB_Sea-IceSeasonAntarctica1979-1999cp

Data Center Personnel
Name: CLAIRE L. PARKINSON
Phone: 301-614-5715
Fax: 301-614-5644
Email: Claire.L.Parkinson at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614.1
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Parkinson, C. L., 2002: Trends in the length of the Southern Ocean sea-ice season, 1979-99, Annals of Glaciology, 34, 435-440.

Zwally, H. Jay; Comiso, Josefino C.; Parkinson, Claire L.; Cavalieri, Donald J.; Gloersen, Per. Variability of Antarctic Sea Ice 1979-1998. 2001.

Comiso, J.C. (2009). Enhanced sea ice concentration and ice extents from AMSR-E J. Remote Sens. Society Japan, 29(1), 199-215 ISSN 1883-1184
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-11-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-22

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