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Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic Subset

Entry ID: NSIDC-0057

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Summary

Abstract: The Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic subset contains marine surface weather reports for the region north of 65 degrees N from ships, drifting ice stations, and buoys. COADS is the result of an ongoing project to assemble and reduce machine-readable portions of the available historical ocean-atmosphere record into a regular, compact, easy-to-use database. The COADS LMRF ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: 65.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) LMRF Arctic Subset

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0057.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters
Temporal Resolution: 5 days

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST YIELDS

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

IRS-P6 > Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P6

Instrument

AWIFS > Advanced Wide Field Sensor

Project

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Access Constraints All images are fully cost free when requested (via Internet). These images are (by default) sent via FTP to the users for downloading. It can rather be recorded on a CD media and mailed to the user, what implies costs (media plus mailing) driving the user to register at the Users Assistance Service (ATUS) for tax payment and shipment procedures.

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Ancillary Keywords

INPE

INPE/DGI

Data Center

Image Generation Division, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Data Center URL: http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Data Center Personnel
Name: ATUS USERS ASSISTANCE SERVICE Phone: +55 (12) 3186-9226 Fax: +55 (12) 3101 1507 Email: atus at dgi.inpe.br Contact Address: Rod. Pres. Dutra, km 40 City: Cachoeira Paulista Province or State: SP Postal Code: 12630-000 Country: Brazil

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-08-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-10-19

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