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Cloud Assessment Database

The GEWEX Cloud Assessment focused on evaluating global L3 cloud products. Each cloud team used the same approach to create its L3 dataset, providing one file per cloud property, per individual year, and per observation time of day on a 1° lat x 1° lon grid. All variables were first averaged over the grid cells and then over the month. The data can be accessed using anonymous ftp-links Years, Instruments, and Variables, or the three panels below.

We provide the statistical information (monthly averages, day-to-day variability, and histograms) on the variables. In addition, we separated the statistics by pressure (high, low, and middle level clouds) and by cloud thermodynamical phase (liquid/ice).
DATABASE DESCRIPTION                         USAGE POLICY
IMPORTANT: IDENTIFIED ISSUES







1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Averages:
1984-2000, 1984-2007
1987-1990, 1987-1994
2003-2009, 2004-2009
2008-5deg



 

ISCCP
PATMOSX
MODIS-ST
MODIS-CE
ATSR-GRAPE
POLDER
MISR
HIRS
TOVSB

AIRS-LMD
CALIPSO-ST
CALIPSO-GOCCP
CALIPSO-GOCCP_3D

 

CA, CAE, CAEH, CAEI, CAEIH, CAEL, CAEM, CAEW, CAH, CAHR, CAI, CAIH, CAIHR, CAIR, CAL, CALR, CAM, CAMR, CAW, CAWR, CEM, CEMH, CEMI, CEMIH, CEML, CEMM, CEMW, CIWP, CIWPH, CLWP, COD, CODH, CODI, CODIH, CODL, CODM, CODW, CP, CPI, CPIH, CPRAY, CREI, CREIH, CREW, CT, CTH, CTI, CTIH, CTL, CTM, CTW, CZ, CZI, CZIH, HIST2D

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