NASA ISCCP D2 cirrostratus mean_cloud amount: Amount data
cirrostratus mean_cloud Amount from NASA ISCCP D2: Cloud characteristics, including amount, optical thickness, and cloud top pressure and temperature, for multiple cloud types from the the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- boxnum
- grid: /boxnum (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (6596.0) by 1.0 N= 6596 pts :grid
- month (time)
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jul 1983) to (Aug 2001) by 1.0 N= 218 pts :grid
Other Info
- missing_value
- [ 255.0 -1000.0 ]
- units
- unitless
References
Rossow, W.B., A.W. Walker, D.E. Beuschel, and M.D. Roiter, 1996: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Documentation of New Cloud Datasets. WMO/TD-No. 737, World Meteorological Organization, 115 pp.
Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:27:24 GMT