[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='UPPER LEVEL WINDS']

CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset

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Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Cline, G. Fall, and A. Nilsson
Publication_Date: 20040202
Title: CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset
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Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder, CO, USA
Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
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Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0180.html
Description:
Abstract:
The Rapid Update Cycle analysis/model system at a 20-km horizontal resolution (RUC20) provides short-range numerical weather guidance for general forecasting, as well as for the special short-term needs of aviation and severe-weather forecasting. This data set consists of 60 meteorological and soil parameters at 50 computational levels. Data are available from 1 October 2002 to 1 October 2003. RUC20 is a further development on the RUC40 model that produced output at a 40 km horizontal resolution. The NASA Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX) is a multi-sensor, multi-scale experiment that focuses on extending a local-scale understanding of water fluxes, storage, and transformations to regional and global scales. Within a framework of nested study areas in the central Rocky Mountains of the western United States, ranging from 1-ha to 160,000 km2, intensive ground, airborne, and spaceborne observations are collected. Data collection focuses on two seasons: mid-winter, when conditions are generally frozen and dry, and early spring, a transitional period when both frozen and thawed, dry and wet conditions are widespread.
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Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: GCIP links: http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~srb/gcip/project.htm http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~srb/gcip/backgrd.htm http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/arad/fpdt/goescat_v4/html/GOES_VI_10_a_radianes
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20020930
Ending_Date: 20030930
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION > OUTGOING SHORT WAVE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RUNOFF
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND HEAT CAPACITY > SNOW PHASE-CHANGE HEAT FLUX
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES > ALBEDO
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: MODELS
Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: CLPX > COLD LAND PROCESSES FIELD EXPERIMENT
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Theme_Keyword: Albedo
Theme_Keyword: Atmospheric Pressure
Theme_Keyword: Atmospheric Stratification
Theme_Keyword: Atmospheric Temperature
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Theme_Keyword: Snow Melt
Theme_Keyword: Soil Moisture
Theme_Keyword: Soil Temperatures
Theme_Keyword: Soil Water Content
Theme_Keyword: Surface Soil Moisture
Theme_Keyword: Surface Winds
Theme_Keyword: Two-meter Air Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Wind Velocity
Theme_Keyword: Winter Air Temperature
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH
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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > COLORADO
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WYOMING
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Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Data_Quality_Information:
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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Resource_Description: NSIDC-0180
Resource_Description: NSIDC-0180
Distribution_Liability:
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Format_Name: Gridded Binary (GRIB)
Transfer_Size: 1 to 55 MB per day. The entire data set is approximately 570 GB.
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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040601
Metadata_Review_Date: 20120514
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Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory
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State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available
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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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