Gridded AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data for Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE)

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Data Contributors MASLANIK, JIM DROBOT, SHELDON LYNCH, AMANDA WANLI, WU HERZFELD, UTE CHRISTINA Parameters ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE > ALL-SKY Instruments AVHRR : ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER

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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.

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J. Maslanik. 2007. Gridded AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data for Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE). [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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