Multi-Satellite Lambertian Equivalent Reflectivity (Noon Normalized) Daily L3 Global 5.0deg Lat Zones

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Citation:

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Originator: J.R. Herman, et al.

Publication_Date: 2012

Title: Multi-Satellite Lambertian Equivalent Reflectivity (Noon Normalized) Daily L3 Global 5.0deg Lat Zones

Edition: 1.00

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Science Data

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Publication_Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

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

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Online_Linkage: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/measures

Description:

Abstract:

The Multi-Satellite Lambertian Equivalent Reflectivity (Noon Normalized) Daily L3 Global 5.0deg Lat Zones data product (MSLERNNL3zm) is derived from observations made by the Nimbus-7 SBUV, and NOAA 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 SBUV/2 instruments (340 nm), Nimbus-7 and Earth Probe TOMS (331 nm), OMI (340 nm) and SeaWiFS (412 nm) from 1978 to 2011. The Noon Normalized (NN) data have been corrected to local noon equator crossing time. The NN correction was applied only to data between latitudes 60 degrees north and 60 degrees south due to insufficient diurnal data at higher latitudes. The table below lists the date ranges for each instrument (note A = ascending node, D = descending node): Instrument | Start Date | End Date -------------------------------------------- Nimbus-7 SBUV | 1978-11-01 | 1990-06-21 NOAA-9 SBUV/2 (A) | 1985-02-02 | 1991-09-03 NOAA-9 SBUV/2 (D) | 1990-04-25 | 1997-05-31 NOAA-11 SBUV/2 (A) | 1988-12-01 | 1995-03-31 NOAA-11 SBUV/2 (D) | 1997-07-15 | 2001-03-26 NOAA-14 SBUV/2 (A) | 1995-02-05 | 2002-09-11 NOAA-14 SBUV/2 (D) | 2002-04-09 | 2006-09-28 NOAA-16 SBUV/2 (A) | 2000-10-03 | 2009-09-15 NOAA-16 SBUV/2 (D) | 2008-04-28 | 2011-12-31 NOAA-17 SBUV/2 | 2002-07-10 | 2011-12-31 NOAA-18 SBUV/2 | 2005-06-05 | 2011-12-31 Nimbus-7 TOMS | 1978-11-01 | 1993-05-06 EarthProbe TOMS | 1996-07-25 | 2004-06-21 Aura OMI | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 SeaStar SeaWiFS | 1998-01-01 | 2008-12-30 -------------------------------------------- The scene reflectivities of the Earth at blue and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths (320 nm to 415 nm) are low over most surfaces (except ice and snow), and are almost independent of the seasonal changes in vegetation on land and in the oceans. This makes it ideal for examining changes in radiation reflected back to space from changes in cloud and aerosol amounts, especially as affected by the start of climate change. The MSLERNNL3zm data are archived in the HDF-EOS5 file format using the Zonal Average (ZA) model. The product consists of a single data file representing the entire data set containing the individual instrument data in separate time versus latitude arrays. Each data array contains attributes describing the variable, and the file contains metadata stored in the HDFEOS file attribute section. Parameters contained in the data files include the following: Variable Name|Description|Units LER340_Nimbus7_SBUV|LER at 340 nm from Nimbus-7 SBUV|% LER340_NOAA09_SBUV2a|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-9 SBUV/2 Ascending|% LER340_NOAA09_SBUV2d|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-9 SBUV/2 Descending|% LER340_NOAA11_SBUV2a|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-11 SBUV/2 Ascending|% LER340_NOAA11_SBUV2d|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-11 SBUV/2 Descending|% LER340_NOAA14_SBUV2a|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-14 SBUV/2 Ascending|% LER340_NOAA14_SBUV2d|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-14 SBUV/2 Descending|% LER340_NOAA16_SBUV2a|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-16 SBUV/2 Ascending|% LER340_NOAA16_SBUV2d|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-16 SBUV/2 Descending|% LER340_NOAA17_SBUV2|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-17 SBUV/2|% LER340_NOAA18_SBUV2|LER at 340 nm from NOAA-18 SBUV/2|% LER331_Nimbus7_TOMS|LER at 331 nm from Nimbus-7 TOMS|% LER331_EarthProbe_TOMS|LER at 331 nm from Earth Probe TOMS|% LER340_Aura_OMI|LER at 340 nm from EOS-Aura OMI|% LER412_SeaStar_SeaWiFS|LER at 412 nm from SeaStar SeaWiFS|% End of parameter information

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Herman, J.R., G. Labow, N.C. Hsu, and D. Larko 2009 Changes in cloud and aerosol cover (1998 - 2006) from reflectivity time series using SeaWiFS, N7 - TOMS, EP - TOMS, SBUV - 2, and OMI radiance data Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 114 D1 American Geophysical Union 10.1029/2007JD009508

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Herman, J.R., M.T. DeLand, L. - K. Huang, et al. 2012 A net decrease in the Earth's cloud plus aerosol reflectivity during the past 33 yr (1979–2011) and increased solar heating at the surface Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 12 Copernicus GmbH 31991-32038 10.5194/acpd-12-31991-201

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Labow, G.J., J.R. Herman, L. - K. Huang, et al. 2011 Diurnal variation of 340 nm Lambertian Equivalent Reflectivity due to clouds and aerosol over land and oceans Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 116 D11 American Geophysical Union 10.1029/2010JD014980

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19781102

Ending_Date: 20111231

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Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.0

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > REFLECTANCE > LAMBERTIAN EQUIVALENT REFLECTIVITY

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

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Temporal_Keyword: Daily

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Contact_Person: JAY R. HERMAN, PH. D

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA

Address: Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Mailstop 614.0

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jay.R.Herman@nasa.gov

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Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 5 degrees

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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Contact_Organization: NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC > 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

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Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5224

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-help-disc@lists.nasa.gov

Resource_Description: GES_DISC_MSLERNNL3zm_V1

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Format_Name: HDF-EOS5 (ZA)

Transfer_Size: 10 MB

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http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/homep...

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Data from the GES-DISC Mirador fast data search and download system.

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ftp://measures.ecs.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/LER/MSLERNNL...

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Access the data by anonymous FTP.

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http://measures.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/opendap/LER/MSLER...

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Access the data using OPeNDAP.

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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

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Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHolding...

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The MEaSUREs project web portal at the GES DISC.

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ftp://measures.ecs.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/LER/MSLERNNL...

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README document for the MEaSUREs Reflectivity data products.

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120927

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130308

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: JAMES EDWARD JOHNSON

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

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