COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere from NSSDC

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Originator: NASA/GSFC/NSSDC

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Title: COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere from NSSDC

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Online_Linkage: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

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The COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA) provides empirical models of atmospheric temperature and densities as recommended by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Since the early sixties different editions of CIRA have been published. The CIRA Working Group meets bi- annually during the COSPAR general assemblies. CIRA-86 is described in Advances in Space Research, Volume 8, Numbers 5-6, 1988; a more extensive report will be published as MAP Handbook. In the thermosphere (above about 100 km) CIRA-86 is identical with the MSIS model which is described in a separate MD entry. The lower part (0-120 km) consists of tables of the monthly mean values of temperature and zonal wind with almost global coverage (80N - 80S). Two files exist, one in pressure coordinates including also the geopotential heights, and one in height coordinates including also the pressure values. These tables were generated from several global data compilations including ground-based and satellite (Nimbus 5,6,7) measurements: Oort (1983), Labitzke et al. (1985). The lower part was merged with MSIS-86 at 120 km altitude. In general, hydrostatic and thermal wind balance are maintained at all levels. The model accurately reproduces most of the characteristic features of the atmosphere such as the equatorial wind and the general structure of the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause. The CIRA-86 tables are available from NSSDC on diskette (5 1/4 or 3 1/2 inch) and online over NSI/DECNET. This data set is also available via anonymous FTP. FTP to nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov. Login: anonymous, Password: your email address. CD /pub/models/atmospheric/cira/.

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REFERENCE: CIRA 1972, A.C. Strickland (ed.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin, G.D.R., 1972

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REFERENCE: CIRA 1986, D. Rees (ed.), Advances in Space Research, Volume 8, Number 5-6, 1988

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REFERENCE: A.H. Oort, Global Atmospheric Circulation Statistics 1958-1983, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Professional Paper 14, 180 pp, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1983

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REFERENCE: K. Labitzke, J.J. Barnett, and B. Edwards (eds.), Middle Atmosphere Program, MAP Handbook, Volume 16, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985

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REFERENCE: K. Rawer, C.M. Minnis, K.S.W. Champion, and M. Roemer (eds.), Models of the Atmosphere and Ionosphere, Advances in Space Research, Volume 5, Number 7, 1985

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REFERENCE: K.U. Grossmann, K.S.W. Champion, M. Roemer, W.L. Oliver, and T.A. Blix (eds.), The Earth's Middle and Upper Atmosphere, Advances in Space Research, Volume 7, Number 10, 1987

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REFERENCE: E.L. Fleming, S. Chandra, M.R. Shoeberl, and J.J. Barnett, Monthly mean global climatology of temperature, wind, geopotential height and pressure for 0-120 km, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Technical Memorandum 100697, Washington, D.C., 1988

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Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES > PARTICLE DENSITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES > PARTICLE TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION > QBO

Theme_Keyword: COSPAR > COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH

Theme_Keyword: Atmosphere

Theme_Keyword: Cira

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Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > MESOSPHERE

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

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Contact_Person: ERIC L. FLEMING

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Address: NASA

Address: Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Code 613.3

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5983

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Eric.L.Fleming@nasa.gov

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Contact_Organization: NASA/GSFC/SSDOO/NSSDC > National Space Science Data Center, Space Science Data Operation Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Contact_Person: NSSDC USER SUPPORT OFFICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address: National Space Science Data Center

Address: NSSDC/Code 633.4

Address: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nssdc-request@lists.nasa.gov

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CIRA-86 Data tables.

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Metadata_Review_Date: 20061016

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Contact_Person: DIETER BILITZA

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA

Address: Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Mailstop 672.0

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-286-0190

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-286-1771

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Dieter.Bilitza-1@nasa.gov

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