Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) Model Forcing and Data for the GEWEX Cloud System Study Data Integration for Model Evaluation (GCSS-DIME)
Entry ID: GISS_GCSS-DIME_CEAREX

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Summary
Abstract: The Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) was a
multi-platform field program conducted in the Norwegian Seas and
Greenland north to Svalbard from September 1988 through May
1989. Canada, Denmark, France, Norway and the United States
participated in the experiment. This case study presents data from 1
Sep 1988 to 31 May 1989 and covers a region from 60N to 80N latitude
and from 25W to 25E longitude.

The data for this experiment is under Working Group 5 (Polar Clouds)
of the GEWEX Cloud System Study (GCSS) is to improve the
parameterization of precipitating convective cloud systems in global
climate models (GCMs) and numerical weather prediction models through
an improved physical understanding of cloud system processes.

Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to CEAREX model output and data


Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: GEWEX Cloud System Study Data Integration for Model Evaluation Home Page


Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: GEWEX Cloud System Study (GCSS) Home Page


Geographic Coverage
 N: 80.0 S: 60.0  E: 25.0  W: -25.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Title: GEWEX Cloud System Study Data Integration for Model Evaluation
Dataset Release Place: New York, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA/GISS
Online Resource: http://gcss-dime.giss.nasa.gov/cearex/cearex.html


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-09-01
Stop Date: 1989-05-31


Location Keywords
OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND
CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > SCANDINAVIA > NORWAY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA


Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SEA LEVEL PRESSURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SURFACE PRESSURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY >RELATIVE HUMIDITY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >PRECIPITABLE WATER    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS >WIND SPEED    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER >CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD MICROPHYSICS >CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD MICROPHYSICS >CLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATER    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP PRESSURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES >REFLECTANCE    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES >THERMAL PROPERTIES >SURFACE TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED RADIANCE    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS >VISIBLE RADIANCE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >OXYGEN COMPOUNDS >OZONE >OZONE ABUNDANCE    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER


Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS    [Information]
SHIPS    [Information]
DMSP 5D-2/F8 >Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F8    [Information]
NOAA-11 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11    [Information]
NOAA-9 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9    [Information]
CONVAIR CV-580    [Information]


Instrument
RAWINSONDES    [Information]
TOVS >TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder    [Information]
SSMI >Special Sensor Microwave/Imager    [Information]


Project
CEAREX >Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment    [Information]
GEWEX >Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment    [Information]
ISCCP >International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project    [Information]
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]
GCSS-DIME >GEWEX Cloud System Study Data Integration for Model Evaluation    [Information]
REASON >Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network    [Information]


Access Constraints
None


Use Constraints
None


Keywords
ISCCP
GEWEX
GCSS-DIME
radiance
NCEP
ECMWF
single column models
limited area models


Data Set Progress
IN WORK


Originating Center
NASA/GISS


Data Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WILLIAM B. ROSSOW
Email: william.b.rossow at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA



Distribution
Distribution_Media: online WWW
Fees: none


Personnel
JUDY CURRY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: curryja at eas.gatech.edu
Contact Address:
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology



Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-10-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-26

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