Met Office TOVS (TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder) Stratospheric Analyses

These data consist of sets of 3-dimensional gridpoint analyses of the stratosphere which are produced by the Met Office using data from the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) instruments onboard the NOAA (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration) operational polar orbiters. TOVS consists of 3 instruments, the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU) the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the High Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRS). Daily radiance and geopotential height data are available on a 5 degree latitude / longitude global grid from December 1978 to April 1997. Software is provided to derive potential vorticity. Access permission required so that PI can monitor usage of data.

Identification info

Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2006-12-10T03:09:15

Dataset Reference Date (): 2006-12-10T03:09:15

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/3b1a86cc61824d78ce195dc21b661c74

Identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 3b1a86cc61824d78ce195dc21b661c74

Met Office - author

Met Office , FitzRoy Road , Exeter , EX1 3PB ,

0370 900 0100

Unavailable - Swinbank, Richard ( author )

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - custodian

British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK

+44(0)1235 446432

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - distributor

British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK

+44(0)1235 446432

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - point_of_contact

British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK

+44(0)1235 446432

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - publisher

British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK

+44(0)1235 446432

Maintenance and update frequency: unknown

Update scope: series

Keywords

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

atmospheric conditions

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Other constraints: Access to data within this collection is restricted. Please see the individual datasets within this collection for further access details.

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Usage limitations for the data within this collection is set at the individual dataset level. Please refer to the licence details of each underlying dataset.

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

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Begin date: 1978-12-01T00:00:00

End date: 1998-06-29T23:00:00

Code: WGS 84

Distribution Information

Data format

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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource

Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS data helpfile
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Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS List of References
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Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS analyses VMS Binary Data Formats
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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS data helpfile
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Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS List of References
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Resource Locator: BADC Doc: TOVS analyses VMS Binary Data Formats
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Quality Scope: series

Report

Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

Metadata

File identifier: 3b1a86cc61824d78ce195dc21b661c74 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Resource type: series

Hierarchy level name: series

Metadata Date: 2022-10-18T01:16:54

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK

+44(0)1235 446432

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