AI-generated Key Takeaways
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This collection of NOAA Climate Data Records (CDRs) offers a variety of ocean and atmospheric properties, including sea surface temperature, aerosol optical thickness, and ocean heat fluxes.
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The datasets provide high-quality, long-term observations derived from satellite imagery, primarily using AVHRR instruments.
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Data is available at various temporal resolutions, such as daily and hourly, and is often gridded for consistent spatial coverage.
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These CDRs are valuable for studying climate change, monitoring ocean and atmospheric conditions, and conducting research on Earth's climate system.
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Datasets like the Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) integrate multiple parameters, offering a comprehensive view of air-sea interactions and ocean surface properties.
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NOAA CDR AVHRR AOT: Daily Aerosol Optical Thickness Over Global Oceans, v04
The NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is a collection of global daily 0.1 degree derived data from the PATMOS-x AVHRR level-2b channel 1 (0.63 micron) orbital clear-sky radiance. The aerosol product is generated from AVHRR imagery in cloud-free conditions during … aerosol atmosphere atmospheric avhrr cdr daily -
NOAA CDR PATMOSX: Cloud Properties, Reflectance, and Brightness Temperatures, Version 5.3
This dataset provides high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of multiple cloud properties along with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder Atmospheres Extended (PATMOS-x) brightness temperatures and reflectances. These data have been fitted to a 0.1 x 0.1 equal angle-grid with both ascending and … atmospheric avhrr brightness cdr climate cloud -
NOAA CDR WHOI: Sea Surface Temperature, Version 2
The Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI dataset is part of the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) and provides a high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of sea surface temperature over ice-free oceans. The SST values are found through modeling the diurnal variability in combination with … atmospheric cdr hourly noaa ocean oceans -
NOAA CDR: Ocean Heat Fluxes, Version 2
The Ocean Heat Fluxes dataset is part of the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) and provides a high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of the air/ocean heat fluxes over ice-free oceans. This dataset is calculated from the OSB CDR parameters of near-surface atmospheric and sea … atmospheric cdr flux heat hourly noaa -
NOAA CDR: Ocean Near-Surface Atmospheric Properties, Version 2
The Ocean Near-Surface Atmospheric Properties dataset is part of the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) and provides a high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of air temperature, wind speed, and specific humidity over ice-free ocean surfaces. These atmospheric properties are calculated based on brightness temperature … atmospheric cdr hourly humidity noaa ocean