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AVHRR Pathfinder Atmosphere (PATMOS) Data Set

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Stowe, L., H. Jacobowitz, P. Topoly, A. Kidd

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: AVHRR Pathfinder Atmosphere (PATMOS) Data Set

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:
Publisher: NOAA/NESDIS

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds702.0/

Description:

Abstract:: The AVHRR Pathfinder Atmosphere (PATMOS) Project is a NOAA/NESDIS activity in support of the NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program. Its original objective was to reprocess all afternoon AVHRR data from NOAA satellites from 1994 back to 1981. Operational algorithms are applied to radiance data corrected for calibration drift to produce a consistent record of atmospheric parameters for climate change studies. The output products are available on an equal area grid with resolution of 110 km, sampled twice daily, and averaged over five day (pentad) and monthly periods. The data set production continued beyond 1994.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19810701
Ending_Date: 19940831

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION > AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS OVER OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS OVER OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION > ALL-SKY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION > CLEAR-SKY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX > ABSORBED SOLAR FLUX (ALL-SKY)
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX > ABSORBED SOLAR FLUX (CLEAR-SKY)
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION
Theme_Keyword: NOAA POES > NOAA POLAR ORBITING ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES
Theme_Keyword: AVHRR > ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER
Theme_Keyword: NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER > NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: Climate Change
Theme_Keyword: Pathfinder
Theme_Keyword: Patmos
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Pentad, Monthly

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: HERBERT JACOBOWITZ

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ALEX KIDD

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: LARRY L. STOWE

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PETER TOPOLY

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA/NESDIS
Address: 5200 Auth Rd.
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20746-4304
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA/NESDIS
Address: 5627 Allentown Road
Address: Suite 100
City: Suitland
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA/NESDIS
Address: 5200 Auth Rd.
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20746-4304
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA/NESDIS
Address: 5627 Allentown Road
Address: Suite 100
City: Suitland
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8053 x113

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 763-8053

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8597

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8108

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8388

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8108

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Herbert.Jacobowitz@noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: akidd@nesdis.noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lstowe@nesdsis.noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ptopoly@nesdis.noaa.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 110 km
Longitude_Resolution: 110 km
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact_Person: ALEX KIDD

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA/NESDIS
Address: 5627 Allentown Road
Address: Suite 100
City: Suitland
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8598

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: akidd@nesdis.noaa.gov

Resource_Description: NOAA_AVHRR_PATMOS

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120223

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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