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Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F10
Entry ID: GES_DISC_GSSTF_F10_2c

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Summary

Abstract: These data are part of the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-2c (GSSTF 2c) 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, http://earthdata.nasa.gov/our-community/community-data-system-programs/measures-projects/surface-turbulent-fluxes-esdr
http://earthdata.nasa.gov/our-community/community-data-system-programs/measures-projects

This is a Daily (24-hour) product; data are projected to equidistant Grid that covers the globe at 1x1 degree cell size, resulting in data arrays of 360x180 size.

The daily fluxes are produced for each individual available SSM/I satellite tapes (e.g., F08, F10, F11, F13, F14 and F15), and then serve as input to the Combined daily fluxes (GES_DISC_GSSTF_2c).

These HDF-EOS5 files contain one grid that have 9 variables:

"E" 'latent heat flux' (W/m**2),
"STu" 'zonal wind stress' (N/m**2),
"STv" 'meridional wind stress' (N/m**2),
"H" 'sensible heat flux' (W/m**2),
"Qair" 'surface air (~10-m) specific humidity' (g/kg),
"WB" 'lowest 500-m precipitable water' (g/cm**2),
"U" '10-m wind speed' (m/s),
"DQ" 'sea-air humidity difference' (g/kg)
"Tot_Precip_Water" 'total precipitable water' (g/cm**2)

The double-quoted labels are the short names of the data fields in the HDF-EOS5 files.

The short name for this data set is GSSTF_F10

Parameters contained in the data files include the following:
Variable Name|Description|Units
DQ|sea-air humidity difference|(g/kg)
E|latent heat flux|(W/m^^2)
H|sensible heat flux|(W/m^^2)
Qair|surface air (~10-m) specific humidity|(g/kg)
STu|zonal wind stress|(N/m^^2)
STv|meridional wind stress|(N/m^^2)
Tot_Precip_Water|Total Precipitable Water|(g/cm^^2)
U|10-m wind speed|(m/s)
WB|lowest 500-m precipitable water|(g/cm^^2)
End of parameter information

Related URL

Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR
Description: Search, visualize, subset, and download data in HDF-EOS5

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: The data as originally organized in binary format.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > USER'S GUIDE

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Shie, C.-L., K. Hilburn, L. S. Chiu, R. Adler, I-I Lin, E. Nelkin, and J. Ardizzone
Dataset Title: Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F10
Dataset Series Name: GSSTF_F10
Dataset Release Date: November 18, 2011
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version: 2c
Dataset Editor: Andrey Savtchenko
Issue Identification: GSSTF_F10_2c
Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data
Other Citation Details: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/GES_DISC_GSSTF_F10_2c.html
Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1991-01-07

Stop Date: 1997-11-15

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Temporal Resolution: 24 hr

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
OCEANS

Platform

DMSP 5D-2/F10 >Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F10 [Information]

Instrument

SSMI >Special Sensor Microwave/Imager [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

MEASURES >Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments    [Information]

CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog    [Information]

Keywords

fluxes

oceanic surface fluxes

latent heat flux

climate

hydrological cycle

hydrology

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

PLANNED

Originating Center

GES DISC

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 [Information]
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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: FTP/HTTP
Distribution_Size: 4 MB
Distribution_Format: HDF-EOS5
Fees: None

Personnel

ANDREY SAVTCHENKO
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5705
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Andrey.Savtchenko at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Distributed Active Archive Center Global Change Data Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

CHUNG-LIN SHIE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: chung-lin.shie-1 at nasa.gov

Publications/References

Barnola, J.M., D. Raynaud, A. Neftel, and H. Oeschger. 1983.
Comparison of CO2 measurements by two laboratories on air from bubbles
in polar ice. Nature 303:410-13.

Barnola, J.M., D. Raynaud, Y.S. Korotkevich, and C. Lorius. 1987. 'Vostok ice
core provides 160,000-year record of atmospheric CO2', Nature, Vol. 329, pp.
408-414.

Barnola, J.M., P. Pimienta, D. Raynaud, and Y.S. Korotkevich. 1991.
'CO2-climate relationship as deduced from the Vostok ice core: A re-examination
based on new measurements and on a re-evaluation of the air dating', Tellus,
Vol. 43(B), pp. 83-90.

Delmas, R.J., J.-M. Ascencio, and M. Legrand. 1980. Polar ice
evidence that atmospheric CO2 20,000 yr BP was 50% of present. Nature
284:155-57.

Jouzel, J., J.R. Petit, C.Genthon, N.I. Barkov, V.M. Kotlyakov, and V.M.
Petrov. 1987. ' Vostok ice core: A continuous isotopic temperature record over
the last climatic cycle (160,000 years)', Nature, Vol. 329, pp. 403-408.

Jouzel,J., J.R. Petit, and D. Raynaud. 1990. 'Paleoclimatic information from
ice cores-The Vostok records', Trans. Royal Soc. Edinburgh-Earth Sci, Vol. 81,
pp. 349-355.

Lorius, C., J. Jouzel, C. Ritz, L. Merlivat, N.I. Barkov,
Y.S. Korotkevich, and V.M. Kotlyakov. 1985. A 150,000-year climatic
record from Antarctic ice. Nature 316:591-96.

Neftel, A., H. Oeschger, J. Schwander, B. Stauffer, and
R. Zumbrunn. 1982. Ice core measurements give atmospheric CO2 content
during the past 40,000 yr. Nature 295:220-23.

Neftel, A., E. Moor, H. Oeschger, and B. Stauffer. 1985. Evidence
from polar ice cores for the increase in atmospheric CO2 in the past
two centuries. Nature 315:45-47.

Pepin, L., D. Raynaud, J.-M. Barnola, and
M. F. Loutre. 2001. Hemispheric roles of climate forcings during
glacial-interglacial transitions as deduced from the Vostok record and
LLN-2D model experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research 106 (D23):
31,885-31,892.

Petit, J.R., I. Basile, A. Leruyuet, D. Raynaud, C. Lorius, J. Jouzel,
M. Stievenard, V.Y. Lipenkov, N.I. Barkov, B.B. Kudryashov, M. Davis,
E. Saltzman, and V. Kotlyakov. 1997. Four climate cycles in Vostok
ice core. Nature 387: 359-360.

Petit, J.R., J. Jouzel, D. Raynaud, N.I. Barkov, J.-M. Barnola,
I. Basile, M. Benders, J. Chappellaz, M. Davis, G. Delayque,
M. Delmotte, V.M. Kotlyakov, M. Legrand, V.Y. Lipenkov, C. Lorius,
L. P pin, C. Ritz, E. Saltzman, and M. Stievenard. 1999. Climate and
atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice
core, Antarctica. Nature 399: 429-436.

Raynaud, D., and J.M. Barnola. 1985. ' An Antarctic ice core reveals
atmospheric CO2 variations over the past few centuries', Nature, Vol. 315, pp.
45-47.

Schwander, J., and B. Stauffer. 1984. 'Age difference between polar ice and the
air trapped in its bubbles', Nature, Vol. 311, pp. 45-47.

Staffelbach, T., B. Stauffer, A. Sigg, and H. Oeschger. 1991. "CO2
measurements from polar ice cores: more data from different sites",
Tellus 43(B), pp. 91-96.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-29

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