TOVS data onboard POES (1978-1998)

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.

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Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2007-01-10T16:29:17
Dataset Reference Date ()
2007-01-10T16:29:17
Identifier
http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/7e23b82ec3bdc8e5297c0b623697c559
Identifier
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 7e23b82ec3bdc8e5297c0b623697c559
  Met Office - author
Met Office , FitzRoy Road , Exeter , EX1 3PB ,
0370 900 0100
  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
notPlanned
Update scope
dataset
Keywords
  • ATMOSPHERICTEMPERATURE
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ALTITUDE
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
  • atmospheric conditions
Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/ukmo_agreement.pdf . When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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

  • The monthly data files are held at the BADC in the original VMS binary data format in which the data are encoded into 2-byte integer arrays, in records which contain a single day's data. The simplicity of the data format allows the data to be read on a wide variety of computer platforms with only very minor changes to the access routines.

    See documentation links for further information on these formats.

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CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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PP binary format documentation

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TOVS format documentation

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CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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PP binary format documentation

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TOVS format documentation

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Statement
VMS files originally supplied to the BADC by the Met Office. Later data were supplied in the PP format.

Metadata

File identifier
7e23b82ec3bdc8e5297c0b623697c559 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Character set
8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Parent identifier
Met Office TOVS (TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder) Stratospheric Analyses 3b1a86cc61824d78ce195dc21b661c74
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-03-26T23:49:50
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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