NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Gridded Satellite Data from ISCCP B1 (GridSat-B1) Infrared Channel Brightness Temperature, Version 2

Description

The Gridded Satellite (GridSat-B1) data provides a uniform set of quality controlled geostationary satellite observations for the visible, infrared window and infrared water vapor channels. GridSat-B1 uses the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) B1 dataset providing coverage every 3 hours from 1980 to the present, and is updated quarterly as possible. The ISCCP B1 data have been quality controlled, calibrated, remapped and merged together to provide a nearly global coverage of top of the atmosphere radiances. Long-term temporal normalization is performed via calibration against HIRS channel 12 data during the period of record. The IR window channel data has received more extensive inter-satellite calibration and is thus identified as a Climate Data Record (CDR) by the NOAA CDR Program. GridSat-B1 data are projected on an equal angle grid, which facilitates the mapping and subsetting of the data. Since the ISCCP B1 native resolution is approximately 8km, the resolution of the equal area grid is 0.07 degrees latitude (approximately 8km at the Equator). The data span the globe in longitude and range from 70 degrees South to 70 degrees North latitude. GridSat version 2 differs from version 1 in the following ways: a) three channels are provided instead of just one, b) more quality control on the calibration, navigation and flagging of bad data, and c) extension of the period of record. Data are stored using netCDF-4 file format following the Climate and Forecast (CF) Conventions and the Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (ACDD) which facilitates usage with compatible software applications. Documentation and source code are available for the dataset.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Project page with dataset information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/gridsat/
21 Browse view to explore the S3 bucket. https://noaa-cdr-gridsat-b1-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
0 ResearcherID is an identifier system that assigns codes for uniquely identifying scientific authors, other academic authors and contributors. http://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-9817-2011
0 ResearcherID is an identifier system that assigns codes for uniquely identifying scientific authors, other academic authors and contributors. http://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-9817-2011
0 Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. https://doi.org/10.25923/958m-1553
0 Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. https://doi.org/10.25923/958m-1553
0 Information on Google Earth Engine data access. https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NOAA_CDR_GRIDSAT-B1_V2
0 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/geostationary-ir-channel-brightness-temperature-gridsat-b1/access/
0 Information on AWS data access. https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-cdr-fundamental/
21 Information on Microsoft Azure data access. https://microsoft.github.io/AIforEarthDataSets/data/noaa-cdr.html
21 THREDDS Data Service for this dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/cdr/gridsat/catalog.html
0 Access to the published CDR product, documentation and source code. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdr/fundamental/geostationary-ir-channel-brightness-temperature-gridsat-b1
0 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
0 Contact information for the CDR Program. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records
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 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI(s). https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7289%2FV59P2ZKR+OR+10.1175%2F2011BAMS3039.1
0 Superseded dataset landing page. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00830/html
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 Knapp, K.R., S. Ansari, C.L. Bain, M.A. Bourassa, M.J. Dickinson, C. Funk, C.N. Helms, C.C. Hennon, C.D. Holmes, G.J. Huffman, J.P. Kossin, H. Lee, A. Loew, and G. Magnusdottir, 2011: Globally Gridded Satellite Observations for Climate Studies. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 92, 893–907, doi:10.1175/2011BAMS3039.1 https://doi.org/10.1175/2011BAMS3039.1
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 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V59P2ZKR
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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