U.S. AFGWC Three-Dimensional Cloud Analyses for the Globe
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| DOI: 10.5065/V5AV-0N56
Abstract:
The Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) automated cloud analysis program produced high-resolution three-dimensional analyses of clouds over the entire globe. Up to eight analyses were produced for each day.
Temporal Range:
1971-02-21 12:00 +0000 to 1979-07-31 21:00 +0000
(Entire dataset)
Period details by dataset product
Period details by dataset product
1971-02-21 12:00 +0000 to 1979-07-31 21:00 +0000 (Northern Hemisphere Data)
1979-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 1979-07-31 21:00 +0000 (Southern Hemisphere Data)
Variables:
| Cloud Frequency |
Vertical Levels:
See the detailed metadata for level information.
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 46km x 46km (at 60N) oriented 80W (512x512 North Polar Stereographic) 46km x 46km (at 60S) oriented 100E (512x512 South Polar Stereographic)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 46km x 46km (at 60N) oriented 80W (512x512 North Polar Stereographic) 46km x 46km (at 60S) oriented 100E (512x512 South Polar Stereographic)
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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U-UTAH/MET
Department of Meteorology, University of Utah
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DOD/USAF/557WW
557th Weather Wing, U.S. Air Force, U. S. Department of Defense
Publications:
Collins, R.W., 1988: The AFGWC Automated Real-Time Cloud Analysis Model. Technical Memorandum 88/001, Air Force Global Weather Central, 82 pp.
Fye, F.K., 1978: The AFGWC Automated Cloud Analysis Model. Technical Memorandum 78-002, Air Force Global Weather Central, 97 pp.
Total Volume:
41.18 GB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
Northern Hemisphere Data: 36.31 GB
Southern Hemisphere Data: 4.87 GB
Data Formats:
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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