Processed ATSR-2/AATSR data for the production of GRAPE (1995-2009)

The aim of the GRAPE project was to produce a global cloud and aerosol dataset using a state-of-the-art physical retrieval of the entire duration of the Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) mission (aboard ERS-2). This dataset will be compared and contrasted with existing climatologies (based on different instruments and very different retrieval algorithms). The GRAPE project was initially funded through the Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate (CWVC) Programme, a five-year NERC directed research programme. The dataset has been developed further within the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and now includes data from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR). The GRAPE dataset contains cloud optical depth, aerosol optical depth (cloud free), cloud phase, cloud particle size, cloud top pressure, cloud fraction and cloud ice/water path along with associated error measurements. Data spans the period 1995 to 2009 (v2 covers 1995-2001, v3 covers 1995-2009).

Identification info

Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2007-02-16T07:19:19

Dataset Reference Date (): 2007-02-16T07:19:19

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8

Identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8

Unavailable - Poulsen, Caroline A. ( author )

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NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - custodian

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

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

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

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

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Maintenance and update frequency: notPlanned

Update scope: dataset

Keywords

CWVC
GRAPE
ATSR
CLOUDS
ATMOSPHERE

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

atmospheric conditions

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Other constraints: Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ . 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: 1995-06-30T23:00:00

End date: 2009-12-31T00:00:00

Code: WGS 84

Distribution Information

Data format

Version 2 data is held in HDF format.

Version 3 data is held in NetCDF.
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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: GRAPE Images of monthly means at 2.5 degree resolution
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Resource Locator: GRAPE Products v3 document
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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: GRAPE Images of monthly means at 2.5 degree resolution
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Resource Locator: GRAPE Products v3 document
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Report

Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data supplied as is to the BADC by the Oxford Physics Department.

Metadata

File identifier: ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

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

Parent identifier: Global Cloud and Aerosol Dataset Produced by the Global Retrieval of ATSR Cloud Parameters and Evaluation (GRAPE) Project as part of the Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate (CWVC) Programme cf7ae349d16c067cd00d3d2d910bee89

Resource type: dataset

Metadata Date: 2023-03-29T23:36:59

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

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