Blended and Reconstructed Oceanic Monthly Cloudiness Estimates
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| DOI: 10.5065/E574-7023
Abstract:
Monthly cloudiness estimates are produced by blending satellite estimates from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) with in situ estimates from the International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). The monthly estimates are on a 2.5 degree spatial grid giving total cloud cover in oktas (0-8) for 1983-2008. The spatially complete blended estimate is then used to form reconstruction statistics for a longer time period. Using those statistics, the ICOADS historical cloudiness data is used to form a 5 degree global ocean total cloudiness reconstruction for 1900-2010.
Temporal Range:
1900 to 2010
(Entire dataset)
Period details by dataset product
Period details by dataset product
1983-07 to 2008-06 (Blended Satellite and In Situ Cloudiness (July 1983 to June 2008))
1900 to 2010 (Reconstructions Based on ICOADS Data (1900-2010))
Variables:
| Cloud Frequency |
Temporal Frequencies:
Every month (Mean)
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2.5° x 2.5° from 1.25E to 358.75E and 88.75S to 88.75N (144 x 36 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 2.5E to 357.5E and 87.5S to 87.5N (72 x 18 Longitude/Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2.5° x 2.5° from 1.25E to 358.75E and 88.75S to 88.75N (144 x 36 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 2.5E to 357.5E and 87.5S to 87.5N (72 x 18 Longitude/Latitude)
Data Contributors:
UMD/ESSIC
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland
Total Volume:
8.84 MB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
Blended Satellite and In Situ Cloudiness (July 1983 to June 2008): 3.97 MB
Reconstructions Based on ICOADS Data (1900-2010): 4.87 MB
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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