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CAC Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Monthly Means and Half Month Means

ds718.5
| DOI: 10.5065/ZNYP-AK49
 

This historical dataset is recommended for ancillary use only and not as a primary research dataset. It has likely been superseded by a newer, improved dataset.

Abstract:

This dataset contains monthly and semimonthly means of outgoing longwave radiation derived from polar orbiting satellites passing over each earth location at least twice daily. The data from both the "morning" and "evening" passes are on a global 2.5-degree latitude/longitude grid.

Temporal Range:
1974-06 to 1999-02
Variables:
Longwave Radiation
Temporal Frequencies:
Every month , Every 2 weeks
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publications:
Gruber, A. and A.F. Krueger, 1984: The status of the NOAA outgoing longwave radiation data set Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 65, 958-962.

Total Volume:
28 MB
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
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