Details of product
Product characteristics
Product group:
Interim Climate Data Records
Product family:
CLARA-A ed. 3.0
Product name:
CTO - Cloud top parameters CTT, CTP and CTH
Area:
Northern Polar Region
Temporal resolution:
Daily
Statistics:
Mean
Spatial resolution:
Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection (25x25 km2)
Data source:
AVHRR on polar orbiting satellites
Temporal coverage:
2021-01-01 – 2024-04-21
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 [ICDR]
This ICDR is an operationally produced extension to the CLARA-A ed. 3.0 Cloud top parameters CTT, CTP and CTH
climate data record. The full time series (CDR plus ICDR) can be
accessed from here.
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.