NASA ISCCP D2 low_level mean_cloud Top Pressure

low_level mean_cloud Top Pressure 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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Independent Variables (Grids)

boxnum grid: /boxnum (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (6596.0) by 1.0 N= 6596 pts :grid
month (time) grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jul 1983) to (Aug 2001) by 1.0 N= 218 pts :grid

Other Info

missing_value
[ 255.0 -1000.0 ]

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: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:27:28 GMT

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