dataset: D2 cirrus mean

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D2 cirrus Mean Cloud

cirrus Mean Cloud from NASA ISCCP D2: Cloud characteristics, including amount, optical thickness, and cloud top pressure and temperature, for multiple cloud types from the the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project.

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outline

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Datasets and variables

Amount	D2 cirrus mean_cloud amount 8.0[ boxnum T \|]
Optical Thickness	D2 cirrus mean_cloud optthick 8.0[ boxnum T \|]
Top Pressure	D2 cirrus mean_cloud press 8.0[ boxnum T \|]
Top Temperature	D2 cirrus mean_cloud temp 8.0[ boxnum T \|]
Water Path	D2 cirrus mean_cloud waterpath 8.0[ boxnum T \|]

Independent Variables (Grids)

boxnum	grid: /boxnum (unitless) ordered [ (8.0)] :grid
month (time)	grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jul 1983) to (Aug 2001) by 1.0 N= 218 pts :grid

history

D2 selected using masknotrangeperiodic [ ( NASA ISCCP D2 lon ) , -180 , 180 , 360 ]

References

Rossow, W.B., A.W. Walker, D.E. Beuschel, and M.D. Roiter, 1996: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Documentation of New Cloud Datasets. WMO/TD-No. 737, World Meteorological Organization, 115 pp.

Last updated: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:39:07 GMT

Data Views

D2 cirrus mean_cloud[ ]