International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage B3 Reduced Radiances in Native (NAT) Format (ISCCP_B3_NAT) Data Set Abstract

1. Data Set Description
2. Sample Data Record/Format
3. References
4. Contact Information
5. Acknowledgement

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 data products produced are the Stage B3 Reduced Resolution Radiance Data set (Rossow and Schiffer 1987) and the Stage C Cloud Data Products (Rossow and Schiffer 1991). Stage B3 data are the original radiance data, sampled to 30 Km and 3 hour spacing. The normalization of all radiances to a standard calibration makes these data a globally uniform set of measurements that can be used for detailed cloud process studies.

More detailed information can be found on the ISCCP Home Page.

These data are available from the NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center.

Dr. William B. Rossow
NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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Chris Brest
NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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E-mail: cbrest@giss.nasa.gov

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Document Creation Date: August 8, 1997
Review Date:
Date Modified: November 1997; February 2000
Document ID: TBD
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