Gridded AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data for Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE)  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS181
Summary
This data set includes monthly all-sky skin temperature data for areas in Alaska and northwestern Canada, between 55°N and 65°N, and 160W° and 110°W. These AVHRR Polar Pathfinder data are projected on the 25 km EASE-Grid, derived from the 5 km grid via subsampling. Data have better accuracy over oceans; some problems are readily apparent in land surface areas owing to snow cover mask. Data coverage is from 1990 through 2001. The data consist of X binary file downloads, containing monthly gridded output in EASE-Grid format. These data are archived at the Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE) Web site.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 65°
S: 55°
E: -110°
W: -160°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: J. Maslanik
Dataset Title: Gridded AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data for Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE)
Dataset Release Date: 2007-06-27
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss181.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2001-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA CANADA NORTHWEST CANADA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC WESTERN ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Skin Temperature All-Sky
Ancillary Keywords
- ARC 0095047
- ARCSS181
- ARCSS Data Coordination Center
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- NOAA-11 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11
- NOAA-14 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14
- NOAA-7 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7
- NOAA-9 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9
Instrument
- AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Project
- ARCSS Arctic System Science
Quality
Data have better accuracy over oceans; some problems are readily apparent in land surface areas owing to snow cover mask. Use land surface temperatures with caution.
Data Center
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
Jim Maslanik
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@kryos.colorado.edu
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
Sheldon Drobot
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
- Department of Aerospace Engineering
- 431 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0431
Amanda Lynch
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- CIRES/Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- University of Colorado
- 216 UCB
- Boulder, CO USA 80309-0216
Postal Code: 80309
Wu Wanli
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Ute Christina Herzfeld
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Geomathematik, Fachereich Geographie/Geowissenschaften,
- Universitaet Trier,
- Trier, Germany
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
WALE Project Site
Reference
Drobot, S.D., James A. Maslanik, W. Wu, U.C. Herzfeld, and C. Fowler. 2006. Uncertainty in temperature and precipitation data sets over terrestrial regions of the western Arctic. Submitted to Earth Interactions.
Fowler, C.J., J. Maslanik, T. Haran, T. Scambos, J. Key, and W. Emery. 2000, updated 2002. AVHRR Polar Pathfinder twice-daily 5 km EASE-Grid composites. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.
Herzfeld, U.C., J. Maslanik, S. Drobot, and W. Wu. 2006. Temporal and spatial variability of climate components in Alaska and northwestern Canada: analysis and assessment using algebraic similarity mapping. Submitted to Earth Interactions.
Wang, X., and J.R. Key. 2005. Arctic surface, cloud, and radiation properties based on the AVHRR Polar Pathfinder dataset. Part I: Spatial and temporal characteristics. J. Climate 18: 2558-2574.
Wu, W., A.H. Lynch, and A. Rivers. 2005. Estimating the uncertainty in a regional climate model related to initial and lateral boundary conditions. J. Climate 18: 917-933. doi:10.1175/JCLI-3293.1
Wu. W., S. Drobot, J. Maslanik, U.C. Herzfeld, and A. Lynch. 2006. An integrated analysis of surface climate in the northern high latitudes with modeling and observation. Submitted to Earth Interactions.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-06-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-29
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