International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native (NAT) Format (ISCCP_ICESNOW_NAT) Data Set Abstract
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International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native (NAT) Format (ISCCP_ICESNOW_NAT) Data Set Abstract |
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ISCCP was established as the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WMO, 1984), to collect and analyze satellite radiance measurements to infer the global distribution of cloud radiative properties and their diurnal and seasonal variations. These data and analysis products will be used to improve the understanding and modelling of the effects of clouds on climate. The ISCCP version of the ice/snow data set includes only information concerning fractional coverage. The version actually used in the cloud analysis is changed in two ways: reductions to ice/snow presence and creation of "margin zones" in the data. The first of these is simply the process of converting the coded parameters in the original dataset to code values that indicate only the presence or absence of sea ice and/or snow. The latter process fills in nearby grid cells in the data to indicate proximity to snow or sea ice covered locations. The second change is not included in the archived version of this data.
More detailed information can be found on the ISCCP Home Page.
These data are available from the NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center.
Please refer to the Read Software file and the Readme file.
A complete list of ISCCP research publications is available from the ISCCP Web Site.
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Dr. William B. Rossow NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies Room 322A 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025 USA Telephone: (212) 278-5567 FAX: (212) 678-5662 E-mail: clwbr@giss.nasa.gov |
Violeta Golea NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies Room 322 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025 USA Telephone: (212) 678-5542 FAX: (212) 678-5552 E-mail: vgolea@giss.nasa.gov |
User and Data Services Office Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 157D Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199 USA Telephone: (757) 864-8656 FAX: (757) 864-8807 E-mail: larc-asdc-uds@lists.nasa.gov URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov |
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