NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Daily and Monthly Aerosol Optical Thickness over Global Oceans, Version 2.0 (Version Superseded)

Description

*Note: This dataset version has been superseded by a newer version. It is highly recommended that users access the current version. Users should only use this version for special cases, such as reproducing studies that used this version.* This NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is derived from data taken over global oceans from the PATMOS-x AVHRR level-2b channel 1 (0.63 micron) orbital clear-sky radiance. The retrieval is performed for selected spatial (8-km) and temporal (1 time per day) resolution in cloud free condition during daytime over global oceans. The AVHRR AOT CDR version 2 extends from 1981 to 2009 and includes both daily and monthly data in an equal angle grid (0.1x0.1 degree). Version 2 has improved cloud screening and data processing from version 1. Due to the relatively large uncertainties associated with surface reflectance over water glint area and land surface as well as limited AVHRR retrieval channels, the current algorithm only performs retrieval over non-glint water surface (specifically at the anti-solar side of the orbit and viewing angle is larger than 40 degree away from the specular ray).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Access to the published CDR data, source code, and documentation https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records
0 Landing page for the Current Version. https://doi.org/10.25921/w3zj-4y48
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5SB43PD
0 Information on the NOAA CDR Program and data. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
0 Contact NCEI for more information and to request access to the archived data. Requests are subject to NCEI order fulfillment constraints. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Zhao, T. X.-P., P. K. Chan, and A. K. Heidinger (2013), A global survey of the effect of cloud contamination on the aerosol optical thickness and its long-term trend derived from operational AVHRR satellite observations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 2849-2857, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50278. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1002/jgrd.50278
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
33 A brief description of the dataset is available. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/flyers/CDR_Flyer_Aerosol_Optical_Thickness.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 P. K. Chan, X.-P. Zhao, and A. K. Heidinger, "Long-Term Aerosol Climate Data Record Derived from Operational AVHRR Satellite Observations," Dataset Papers in Geosciences, vol. 2013, Article ID 140791, 5 pages, 2013. doi:10.7167/2013/140791 https://doi.org/10.7167/2013/140791
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • aerosol optical depth/thickness
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-7
  • atmospheric - composition - aerosol properties
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-17
  • advanced very high resolution radiometer-3
  • noaa-9
  • avhrr-2
  • noaa-18
  • avhrr-3
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-15
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-9
  • aerosols
  • 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
  • noaa-14
  • noaa climate data record (cdr) program
  • noaa-16
  • advanced very high resolution radiometer
  • atmosphere
  • noaa
  • global ocean
  • noaa-17
  • noaa-19
  • noaa onestop project
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-12
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • satellite
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-19
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-14
  • noaa polar orbiting environmental satellites
  • avhrr
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • noaa-11
  • noaa-12
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-18
  • noaa-15
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-11
  • national oceanic & atmospheric administration-16
  • noaa-7
  • advanced very high resolution radiometer-2
  • national centers for environmental information
  • noaa poes

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