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Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS), 1-Degree Standard and Enhanced Products, 1960-1997

Entry ID: coads_1degree

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Summary

Abstract: The Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) is the most
extensive and widely used set of surface marine data currently
available for the world ocean back to 1854, the year marking the
beginning of an internationally organized system for recording
shipboard meteorological observations. COADS is the result of a
continuing ...

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Description: COADS 1-degree global enhanced products

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: Slutz, R.J., S.J. Lubker, J.D. Hiscox, S.D. Woodruff, R.L. Jenne, D.H. Joseph, P.M. Steurer, and J.D. Elms

Dataset Title: Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Data Set; Release 1

Dataset Series Name: NTIS PB86-105723

Dataset Release Date: 1985

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: NOAA ERL, Climate Research Program

Online Resource: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/coads

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1960-01-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 deg
Longitude Resolution: 1 deg

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS > PRESENT WEATHER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

JERS-1 > Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1

Instrument

SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar

Ancillary Keywords

JERS

SAR

Originating Center

JAXA

Data Center

Earth Observation Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAXA EOC USER SERVICES Phone: +81-49-298-1262 Fax: N/A Email: orderdesk at eoc.jaxa.jp Contact Address: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Observation Center City: 1401 NUMANOUE OHASHI HATOYAMA-MACHI Province or State: HIKI-GUN SAITAMA-KEN Postal Code: 350-0302 Country: JAPAN

Distribution

Distribution Media: DVD-R

Distribution Media: Online Download

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-08-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-10

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