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Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25x0.25 deg, Yearly Grid, V3, (GSSTFYC), at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_GSSTFYC_3

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Summary

Abstract: These data are the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-3 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,

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Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR

Description: Search, visualize, subset, and download data in HDF-EOS5

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: Shie, C.-L., K. Hilburn, L. S. Chiu, R. Adler, I-I Lin, E. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, and S. Gao

Dataset Title: Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, Yearly Grid

Dataset Series Name: GSSTFYC

Dataset Release Date: August 14, 2012

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Version: 3

Dataset Editor: Andrey Savtchenko

Issue Identification: GSSTFYC_3

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Other Citation Details: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GSSTFYC_3.html

Dataset DOI: 10.5067/MEASURES/GSSTF/DATA311

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1988-01-01

Stop Date: 2008-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 deg
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: yearly
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

Arctic Research Office, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JACQUELINE RICHTER-MENGE Email: Jaqueline.A.Richter-Menge at erdc.usaec.army.mil Contact Address: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 72 Lyme Rd. City: Hanover Province or State: NH Postal Code: 03755-1290 Country: USA

Publications/References

Couture, R., S. Smith, S. D. Robinson, M. M. Burgess, and S. Solomon (2003), On the hazards to infrastructure in the Canadian North associated with thawing of permafrost., Geohazards, 3rd Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards., 97–104, The Canadian Geotechnical Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-05-12

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