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== This is an effort to bring together options for cloud data for 2000-2009 ==
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== This is a list of Cloud Data from Satellite Sources ==
Goal: Collect Satellite Cloud data for the Sierra Nevada.
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Areas of Interest: Sierra Nevada, West CONUS
  
Temporal Resolution: 15 minute data would be ideal, hourly data is required
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'''Desired Temporal Resolution:''' hourly or sub-hourly  
 
 
Spatial Resolution: Highest possible - matching MODIS 500m is ideal.  1/8 degree is probably too coarse but may be necessary for temporal resolution to be hourly
 
  
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'''Desired Spatial Resolution:''' Same as MODIS SCA, 0.5km pixels is ideal. Note that hourly or sub-hourly data may only be available at a more course resolution of 1/8 dgreee
 
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Revision as of 13:26, 6 May 2009

This is a list of Cloud Data from Satellite Sources

Areas of Interest: Sierra Nevada, West CONUS

Desired Temporal Resolution: hourly or sub-hourly

Desired Spatial Resolution: Same as MODIS SCA, 0.5km pixels is ideal. Note that hourly or sub-hourly data may only be available at a more course resolution of 1/8 dgreee


NASA Langley Cloud and Radiation Research Source:[1]

Spatial Resolution: pixel-level (4-km) retrievals and averages on a 0.3 or 0.5 degree latitude-longitude grid

Algorithm Description Short Text from Langley: [2]

Algorithm Description From Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program: [3] [4]

Format: Binary Pixel

Data Availability: (Oct 2003-Present) [5]

Code to Unpack Binary Data: [6]


GOES Surface and Insolation Products (GSIP) Source: Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) site [7] use the pull down menu and select "GOES Surface and Insolation Products (GSIP)

Temporal Resolution: every hour on the hour for the Northern Hemisphere sectors, which contain CA) Spatial Resolution: 1/8 degree (for the Northern Hemisphere sectors, which contain CA)

Format: The data on CLASS is only in netCDF format