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International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) DX and Flux Data, Spatially and Temporally Subsetted for TOGA COARE

Entry ID: COARE_lsa_isccp

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Summary

Abstract: DATA ACCESS

The TOGA COARE Data Information System
( http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/coare/ ) has responsibility for
distributing information about TOGA COARE datasets and access paths.

The ISCCP DX images and flux data are online and can be obtained from the NASA
GSFC DAAC via ftp from daac.gsfc.nasa.gov in subdirectory
pub/toga_coare/satellite/isccp/ or via the WWW using the URL
...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Access dataset ISCCP_DX.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 20.0

S: -20.0

E: -170.0

W: 120.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: ISCCP, NASA/GISS

Dataset Title: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) DX and Flux Data, Spatially and Temporally Subsetted for TOGA COARE

Online Resource: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fieldexp/TOGA/sat_link.shtml

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-01-01

Stop Date: 1993-02-28

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER

VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2.5 Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 Degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
Temporal Resolution: 3 Hours
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

GMS-4 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-4

NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11

NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ISCCP > International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

Ancillary Keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE

AIR-SEA

Originating Center

GSFC_DAAC

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

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: isccp_dx
Dataset ID: isccp_flux

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