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NASA ISCCP D2

NASA ISCCP D2: Cloud characteristics, including amount, optical thickness, and cloud top pressure and temperature, for multiple cloud types from the the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly

• All Cloud Types
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Altocumulus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Altocumulus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Altostratus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Altostratus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Cirrostratus
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Cirrus
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Cumulus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Cumulus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Deep Convective
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• High Level
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
• lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
• Low Level
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Middle Level
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Nimbostratus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Nimbostratus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Stratocumulus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Stratocumulus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Stratus, ice
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Stratus, liquid
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]
  • Mean Cloud
    Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
    • Amount (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Optical Thickness (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Pressure (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Top Temperature (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
    • Water Path (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
• Surface
  Resolution: 6596 stations; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jul 1983,Aug 2001]; monthly
  • Ice and Snow Cover (unitless) [ boxnum month ]
  • lat (degree_north) [ boxnum ]
  • lon (degree_east) [ boxnum ]