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Dataset: ISCCP-H Aggregation Basic Gridded Global (HGG)/Best Time Series

• Data type: GRID
• ID: cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd

Documentation:

• summary: Best time series, taking the data from the most recent run available.
• notice: n_pctaudist is missing because THREDDS was unable to aggregate it properly. Those who need to use this variable can still access it in the individual data files.

Access:

1. OPENDAP: /thredds/dodsC/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
2. WMS: /thredds/wms/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
3. WCS: /thredds/wcs/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
4. NetcdfSubset: /thredds/ncss/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
5. CdmRemote: /thredds/cdmremote/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
6. NCML: /thredds/ncml/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
7. UDDC: /thredds/uddc/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd
8. ISO: /thredds/iso/cdr/isccp_hgg_agg/ISCCP-H_Aggregation_Basic_Gridded_Global_(HGG)_best.ncd

Variables:

• Vocabulary [CF-1.0]:
  • cell_origin (1) = Cell origin code =
  • cldamt (percent) = Cloud amount = isccp_cloud_area_fraction
  • cldamt_ir (percent) = Cloud amount (using IR data) = isccp_cloud_area_fraction
  • cldamt_irmarg (percent) = Cloud amount uncertainty (using IR data) =
  • eqheight (m) = Equal-area cell mean topographic height =
  • fill_days (1) = Number of missing days in gap =
  • fill_gmts (1) = Number of missing GMTs in gap =
  • n_pcdist (1) = IR cloudy pixel fraction in each cloud-top pressure (PC) level = isccp_cloud_area_fraction
  • n_total (1) = Total number of pixels = number_of_observations
  • pc (hPa) = Mean cloud-top pressure (PC) for cloudy pixels = air_pressure_at_cloud_top
  • pc_ir (hPa) = Mean cloud-top pressure (PC) for IR-cloudy pixels = air_pressure_at_cloud_top
  • pc_pcdist (hPa) = cloud-top pressure (PC) means for IR PC distribution levels = air_pressure_at_cloud_top
  • satcode (1) = Satellite code number =
  • scene = Scene identification =
  • sigma_pc_ir (hPa) = Standard deviation of cloud-top pressure (PC) for IR-cloudy pixels =
  • sigma_tau_ir (1) = Standard deviation of cloud optical depth (TAU) for IR-cloudy pixels =
  • sigma_tc_ir (K) = Standard deviation of cloud-top temperature (TC) for IR-cloudy pixels =
  • sigma_wp_ir (cm) = Standard deviation of cloud water path (WP) for IR-cloudy pixels =
  • snoice (percent) = Snow/ice cover =
  • tau (1) = Mean cloud optical depth (TAU) for cloudy pixels = atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • tau_ir (1) = Mean cloud optical depth (TAU) for IR-cloudy pixels = atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • tc (K) = Mean cloud-top temperature (TC) for cloudy pixels = air_temperature_at_cloud_top
  • tc_ir (K) = Mean cloud-top temperature (TC) for IR-cloudy pixels = air_temperature_at_cloud_top
  • tc_pcdist (K) = cloud-top temperature (TC) means for IR cloud-top pressure (PC) distribution levels = air_temperature_at_cloud_top
  • wp (cm) = Mean cloud water path (WP) for cloudy pixels =
  • wp_ir (cm) = Mean cloud water path (WP) for IR-cloudy pixels =

GeospatialCoverage:

• Global
• Longitude: 0.5 to 359.5 degrees_east
• Latitude: -89.5 to 89.5 degrees_north
• Altitude: 95.0 to 912.5 Resolution=136.25 hPa (positive is down)

TimeCoverage:

• Start: 1983-07-01T01:00:00Z
• End: 2017-06-30T22:00:00Z

Viewers:

• Godiva2 (browser-based)
• NetCDF-Java ToolsUI (webstart)
• Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) (webstart)