Details of product
Product characteristics
Product group:
Climate Data Records
Product family:
CLARA-A ed. 3.0
Product name:
CPH - Cloud phase
Area:
Global
Temporal resolution:
Instantaneous
Statistics:
(none)
Spatial resolution:
Latitude/longitude grid (0.05x0.05 degree)
Data source:
AVHRR on TIROS-N
Temporal coverage:
1979-01-01 – 1980-01-30
Geographic coverage:
Latitude: -90.0° S to 90.0° N
Longitude: -180.0° W to 180.0° E
Longitude: -180.0° W to 180.0° E
V003
Documentation:
- Product User Manual (PUM), CLARA-A3 Cloud Products
- Validation Report (VAL), CLARA-A3 Cloud Products
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD), CLARA-A3 Cloud Products (level-1 to level-3)
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document from NWC SAF for the Cloud Probability of the NWC/PPS, Issue 2.0
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document from NWC SAF for Cloud Top Temperature, Pressure and Height of the NWC/PPS, Issue 3.0
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document from NWC SAF for Cloud Micro Physics of the, Issue 3.0
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document from NWC SAF for the Cloud Mask of the NWC/PPS, Issue 3.0
Citation / DOI:
Karlsson, Karl-Göran; Riihelä, Aku; Trentmann, Jörg; Stengel, Martin; Solodovnik, Irina; Meirink, Jan Fokke; Devasthale, Abhay; Jääskeläinen, Emmihenna; Kallio-Myers, Viivi; Eliasson, Salomon; Benas, Nikos; Johansson, Erik; Stein, Diana; Finkensieper, Stephan; Håkansson, Nina; Akkermans, Tom; Clerbaux, Nicolas; Selbach, Nathalie; Schröder, Marc; Hollmann, Rainer (2023): CLARA-A3: CM SAF cLoud, Albedo and surface RAdiation dataset from AVHRR data - Edition 3, Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring, DOI:10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/CLARA_AVHRR/V003, https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/CLARA_AVHRR/V003.
Product adaptations
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