Details of product
Product characteristics
Product group:
Climate Data Records
Product family:
CLARA-A ed. 1.0
Product name:
CFC - Fractional cloud cover
Area:
Global
Temporal resolution:
Monthly
Statistics:
Mean
Spatial resolution:
Latitude/longitude grid (0.25x0.25 degree)
Data source:
CFC from NOAA 15
Temporal coverage:
2000-01-01 – 2009-12-01
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
:
V001
Documentation:
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) - AVHRR GAC cloud products, Edition 1
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) - CM-SAF Product CM-15 and CM-16 Cloud Top (Temperature, Pressure, Height) from AVHRR
- Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) - Joint Cloud property Histogram products AVHRR / SEVIRI
- Product User Manual (PUM) - AVHRR GAC cloud products, Edition 1
- Validation Report - AVHRR GAC cloud products, Edition 1
Citation / DOI:
Karlsson, Karl-Göran; Riihelä, Aku; Müller, Richard; Meirink, Jan Fokke; Sedlar, Joseph; Stengel, Martin; Lockhoff, Maarit; Trentmann, Jörg; Kaspar, Frank; Hollmann, Rainer; Wolters, Erwin (2012): CLARA-A1: CM SAF cLouds, Albedo and Radiation dataset from AVHRR data - Edition 1 - Monthly Means / Daily Means / Pentad Means / Monthly Histograms, Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring, DOI:10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/CLARA_AVHRR/V001, https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/CLARA_AVHRR/V001.
Product adaptations
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