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Lucas and Waliser Satellite ECT Corrected Daily, Pentad and Monthly Global OLR Datasets

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| DOI: 10.5065/8AQR-9X55
 

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 It has likely been superseded by a newer, improved dataset.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 daily, pentad and monthly OLR data in which the bias from varying satellite equatorial crossing times (ECTs) has been estimated and then removed. This was done by starting with the twice daily 2.5 degree NCEP/NOAA OLR archive for 1974 through 1999. The ECT biases caused by afternoon satellite orbital drift AND the abrupt transition from a morning satellite to an afternoon satellite were estimated separately and then these estimates were removed.

Temporal Range:
1974-06 to 1999-12
Variables:
Longwave Radiation
Temporal Frequencies:
Every day , Every 5 days , Every month (Mean)
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information
Data Contributors:
SUNYSB/SOMAS/ITPA
Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University
Publications:
Lucas, L.E., D.E. Waliser, P. Xie, J.E. Janowiak, and B. Liebmann, 2001: Estimating the Satellite Equatorial Crossing Time Biases in the Daily, Global Outgoing Longwave Radiation Dataset J. Clim., 14(12), 2583-2605.

Total Volume:
340.34 MB
Data Formats:
Binary (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
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