eqlon[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Center longitude of equal-area cell
-
units:
degrees_east
-
valid_min:
0.000000000000000
-
valid_max:
360.0000000000000
eqlat[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Center latitude of equal-area cell
-
units:
degrees_north
-
valid_min:
-90.00000000000000
-
valid_max:
90.00000000000000
eqlon_index[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
eqlat_index[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
eqcells_in_zone[
eqzone=
0
..179]
(Type is Int16)
eqarea[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int32)
lon[
lon=
0
..359]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Longitude
-
units:
degrees_east
-
valid_min:
0.000000000000000
-
valid_max:
360.0000000000000
-
bounds:
lon_bounds
-
description:
Center longitude of square grid cell
lon_bounds[
lon=
0
..359]
[
edge=
0
..1]
(Type is Float32)
lat[
lat=
0
..179]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Latitude
-
units:
degrees_north
-
valid_min:
-90.00000000000000
-
valid_max:
90.00000000000000
-
bounds:
lat_bounds
-
description:
Center latitude of square grid cell
lat_bounds[
lat=
0
..179]
[
edge=
0
..1]
(Type is Float32)
sqlon_beg[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
sqlon_end[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
land_fraction[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Land Area fraction
-
units:
1
-
valid_min:
0
-
valid_max:
1
-
scale:
0.01000000000000000
-
FillValue:
-9999
-
description:
Fraction of Land found in equal area cell
-
reference:
http://www.noacrest.org/rscg/Products/SCT/topo.html
height[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Mean topographical height
-
units:
m
-
valid_min:
5417
-
valid_max:
-48
-
description:
Mean topographical height above sea level taken from ISCCP
-
references:
http://www.noacrest.org/rscg/Products/SCT/topo.html
sigma_height[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Int16)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
standard deviation of topographic height
-
units:
m
-
valid_min:
1744
-
valid_max:
0
-
description:
standard deviation of mean topographical height taken from ISCCP
-
reference:
http://www.noacrest.org/rscg/Products/SCT/topo.html
FDsiremis[
time=
0
..11]
[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Broadband Thermal IR Emissivity
-
units:
1
-
valid_min:
0
-
valid_max:
1
-
_FillValue:
-9999.00000
-
description:
Monthly mean Broadband surface thermal ir emissivity taken from the ISCCP FD product it is the ratio of the upwelling long wave flux to the blackbody flux at a given surface skin temperature (including snow covered cells) Period covering 19980101 through 20071231
-
reference:
http://www.ISCCP.giss.nasa.gov/projects/flux.html
mlabel[
microwave_channels=
0
..6]
(Type is String)
smicemis[
time=
0
..11]
[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
[
microwave_channels=
0
..6]
(Type is Int16)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Surface Microwave Emissivity assuming no snow
-
units:
1
-
valid_min:
0
-
valid_max:
1
-
scale_factor:
0.00100000005
-
_FillValue:
-9999
-
description:
Monthly Snow Free Emissivity at 4 frequencies and 2 polarizations ( e19v,e19h,e22v,e37v,e37h,e85v,e85h), taken from the combined analysis of SSM/I and window IR based on ISCCP DX product covering 1950101 through 20041231
-
reference:
Aires,F., C. Prigent, W.B.Rossow and M.Rothstein,2001: A new neural network approach including first-guess for retrieval of atmospheric water vapor, cloud liquid water path, surface temeprature and emissivities over land from satellite microwave observations.J. Geophys.Res., 106,14,887-14,907.
sigma_smicemis[
time=
0
..11]
[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
[
microwave_channels=
0
..6]
(Type is Int16)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Standard deviation of Surface Microwave Emissivity assuming no snow
-
units:
1
-
valid_min:
0
-
valid_max:
1
-
scale_factor:
0.00100000005
-
_FillValue:
-9999
-
description:
Monthly Emissivity Standard deviation at 4 frequencies and 2 polarizations ( e19v,e19h,e22v,e37v,e37h,e85v,e85h), taken from the combined analysis of SSM/I and window IR based on ISCCP DX product
-
reference:
Aires,F., C. Prigent, W.B.Rossow and M.Rothstein,2001: A new neural network approach including first-guess for retrieval of atmospheric water vapor, cloud liquid water path, surface temeprature and emissivities over land from satellite microwave observations.J. Geophys.Res., 106,14,887-14,907.
wslwemis[
eqcell=
0
..41251]
(Type is Float32)
-
attributes
-
long_name:
Surface Longwave Emissivity weighted by Surface Cover
-
units:
1
-
valid_min:
0
-
valid_max:
1
-
_FillValue:
-9999.00000
-
description:
Emissivity map produced by using the ISCCP IREMIS table which reconciles AIR, MODIS And IIR for different surface types. The emissivities are then adjusted by the proportion of each surface type present in each equal grid cell
-
reference:
http://www.noaacrest.org/rscg/Products/SCT/IREMISS.html; http://www.noaacrest.org/rscg/Pruducts/SCT/srftyp.html