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Weekly Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Analyses from Rocketsonde and Satellite Radiation Data

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| DOI: 10.5065/05M7-CM03
 
Abstract:

Satellite radiance information was used to produce a "first guess" of the geopotential height and temperature fields at the 5 mbar, 2 mbar, and 0.4 mbar stratospheric levels, and available rocketsonde data was used to adjust the fields through an objective analysis procedure. The 65-by-65 polar-stereographic grids cover the Northern Hemisphere and are available weekly (on Wednesdays) from July 1976 through April 1980 for the months of January, April, July, and October.

Temporal Range:
1976-07-07 12:00 +0000 to 1980-04-30 12:00 +0000
Variables:
Geopotential Height Upper Air Temperature
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publications:
Gelman, M. E. and R. M. Nagatani, 1977: Objective Analyses of Height and Temperature at the 5-, 2- and 0.4-mb Levels Using Meteorological Rocketsonde and Satellite Data Adv. Space Res., 17, 117-122.

Total Volume:
13.66 MB
Data Formats:
Related RDA Datasets:
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NCDC Western Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Analyses, weekly for January, April, July, and October 1964 to 1966
 - 
Tahnk and Newell Digitized NMC Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Analyses
More Details:
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