International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native (NAT) Format (ISCCP_ICESNOW_NAT) Data Set Abstract

1. Data Set Description
2. Sample Data Record/Format
3. References
4. Contact Information
5. Acknowledgement

ISCCP was established as the first project of the World Climate Research Program (WMO, 1984), to collect and analyze satellite radiance measurements to infer the global distribution of cloud radiative properties and their diurnal and seasonal variations. These data and analysis products will be used to improve the understanding and modelling of the effects of clouds on climate. The ISCCP version of the ice/snow data set includes only information concerning fractional coverage. The version actually used in the cloud analysis is changed in two ways: reductions to ice/snow presence and creation of "margin zones" in the data. The first of these is simply the process of converting the coded parameters in the original dataset to code values that indicate only the presence or absence of sea ice and/or snow. The latter process fills in nearby grid cells in the data to indicate proximity to snow or sea ice covered locations. The second change is not included in the archived version of this data.

More detailed information can be found on the ISCCP Home Page.

These data are available from the NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center.

Dr. William B. Rossow
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NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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Document Creation Date: August 8, 1997
Review Date:
Date Modified: November 1997; February 2000
Document ID: TBD
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