ISCCP Level 3
Entry Title: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) TOVS in Native Data Format
Entry ID: ISCCP_TOVS_NAT_1
Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- ISCCP New Algorithm: Summary of Changes
ALGORITHM DOCUMENTATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for ISCCP
- ISCCP Project/Campaign Document for the Langley DAAC
- ISCCP TIROS Operational Vertical Satellite (TOVS) Product in Native (NAT) Format (ISCCP_TOVS_NAT) Data Set Abstract
- NCAR UCAR Climate Data Guide
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Article: "But the winds... but the spaces" By Annette Varani
- Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Article: Global Cloud Process Studies in the Context of Decadal Climate Variability: Enhancement and Continuation of Data Analysis for the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP)
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Shadows of Doubt - Monitoring Cloud Effects
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Stars, Clouds, Crops
MICRO ARTICLE
- ISCCP Data Products List
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- Publications for ISCCP
PUBLICATIONS
- ISCCP_TOVS_NAT Data Set Readme
READ-ME
- Readme to read ISCCP TOVS data files - Direct File Download (.c)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE
- AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- WATER VAPOR PROFILES
- VERTICAL PROFILES > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE
- ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
- Cloud Amount
- Cloud Top Pressure
- Ozone (O3)
- Precipitable Water Profiles
- Surface Pressure
- Surface Temperature
- Temperature Profiles
- Tropopause Pressure
- Tropopause Temperature
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
Binary
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1980-01-01 - 2009-12-31
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18
TOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
TOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSTOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SOUNDERSMetadata Dates
Created on 2001-05-21
Last updated on 2022-10-25