OBSERVE.TXT References & Researchers of Observations 2002/11/22 BIS: James K.B. Bishop, William B. Rossow, and Ellsworth G. Dutton --- ------------------------------------------------------------- Ref: Bishop JKB, Rossow WB, and Dutton EG, 1997. Surface solar irradiance from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project 1983-1991. Journal of Geophysical Research, volume 106 (D6), pages 6883-6910. RSIS: Solar Radiation Incident on Surface (W/m^2) ERB: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment --- --------------------------------- Web: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov ALBP: Planetary ALBedo (%) RSIP: Solar Radiation Incident on Planet (W/m^2) RSAP: Solar Radiation Absorbed by Planet (W/m^2) RTEP: Thermal Radiation Emitted by Planet (W/m^2) ISC: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project --- ------------------------------------------------- Ref: Rossow WB and Zhang Y-C, 1995. Calculation of surface and top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes from physical quantities based on ISCCP datasets: 2. Validation and first results. Journal of Geophysical Research, volume 100, pages 1167-1197. ALBP: Planetary ALBedo (%) ALBS: Surface ALBedo (%) CLDT: Total CLouD cover (%) RSIP: Solar Radiation Incident on Planet (W/m^2) RSAP: Solar Radiation Absorbed by Planet (W/m^2) RSIS: Solar Radiation Incident on Surface (W/m^2) RSAS: Solar Radiation Absorbed by Surface (W/m^2) RTEP: Thermal Radiation Emitted by Planet (W/m^2) RTDS: Thermal Radiation Downward onto Surface (W/m^2) RTUS: Thermal Radiation Upward from Surface (W/m^2) LAN NASA Langley Research Center --- ---------------------------- ALBS: Surface ALBedo (%) RSIS: Solar Radiation Incident on Surface (W/m^2) RSAS: Solar Radiation Absorbed by Surface (W/m^2) RTDS: Thermal Radiation Downward onto Surface (W/m^2) RTES: Thermal Radiation Emitted by Surface (W/m^2) LEG David R. Legates and Cort J. Willmott --- ------------------------------------- Ref: Legates DR and Willmott CJ, 1990. Mean seasonal and spatial variability in guage-corrected, global precipitation. International Journal of Climatology, volume 10(2), pages 111-127. Legates and Willmott, 1990. Journal of Theoretical & Applied Climatology. PREC: PRECipitation (mm/day) TAS: Surface Air Temperature (C) LEV: Sydney Leitus, Russell Burgett, Timothy P. Boyer / NOAA --- ------------------------------------------------------- Web: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov TOS: Ocean Surface Temperature (C) SOS: Ocean Surface Salinity (psu) MAY: Willi May, Dennis J. Shea, and R. A. Madden --- ------------------------------------------- Ref: May W, Shea DJ, and Madden RA, 1992 March. The annual variation of surface temperatures over the world. NCAR Technical Note 372+STR, 133 pages, 17 microfische. TAS: Surface Air Temperature (C) TASDV: Diurnal Surface Air Temperature Variation (C) TASSD: Standard Deviation of daily Surface Air Temperature (C) NCE: National Center for Environmental Prediction / NCAR --- --------------------------------------------------- Web: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov PS: Surface Pressure (mb-1000) Q500: Specific humidity (g/kg) at 500 mb Q850: Specific humidity (g/kg) at 850 mb T200: Air Temperature (K) at 200 mb T500: Air Temperature (K) at 500 mb T850: Air Temperature (K) at 850 mb Z200: Geopotential height (m) at 200 mb Z500: Geopotential height (m) at 500 mb Z850: Geopotential height (m) at 850 mb ROB: David Robinson / NOAA --- --------------------- SNOWC: SNOW Cover (%) over northern hemisphere land SHA: Dennis J. Shea --- -------------- Ref: NCAR Technical Note available from datahelp@ncar.ucar.edu PREC: PRECipitation (mm/day) PSL: Sea Level Pressure (mb-1000) TAS: Surface Air Temperature (C) TOS: Ocean Surface Temperature (C) UEA: University of East Anglia --- ------------------------- Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/link Ref: New M, Hulme M, and Jones P, 1999. Representing twentieth- century space-time climate variability, part I: development of a 1961-90 mean monthly terrestrial climatology. Journal of Climate, volume 12 (3), pages 829-856 CLDT: Total CLouD cover (%) PREC: PRECipitation (mm/day) TAS: Surface Air Temperature (C) TASDV: Diurnal Surface Air Temperature Variation (C) VPS: Surface Vapor Pressure (mb) WS: Surface Wind speed (m/s)