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NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid Mean Cloud
stratocumulus_liquid 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.Documents
| outline | an outline showing all sub-datasets and variables contained in this dataset |
Datasets and variables
| Amount | NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud amount[ boxnum T |] |
| Optical Thickness | NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud optthick[ boxnum T |] |
| Top Pressure | NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud press[ boxnum T |] |
| Top Temperature | NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud temp[ boxnum T |] |
| Water Path | NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud waterpath[ boxnum T |] |
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 |
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
data as colors
data as contours
data as line| boxnum | T | |
 NASA ISCCP D2[altostratus_liquid
stratus_liquid
nimbostratus_liquid
altocumulus_liquid
lat
stratocumulus_liquid
stratocumulus_ice
stratus_ice
cumulus_liquid
high_level
altostratus_ice
cumulus_ice
altocumulus_ice
surface
cirrus
lon
deep_convective
middle_level
nimbostratus_ice
low_level
cirrostratus
all
] | ||
| NASA ISCCP D2 altocumulus_ice mean_cloud press[ boxnum T |] | M | M |
|---|---|---|
| NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid[lat
lon
mean_cloud
] | ||
| NASA ISCCP D2 lon[ boxnum |] | M | |
 NASA ISCCP D2 stratocumulus_liquid mean_cloud[press
optthick
amount
temp
waterpath
] |