Surface condition
Measurement Categories: Surface Properties
Description: State of the surface, including vegetation, land use, surface type, roughness, and such; often provided in model output.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Kansas State University Mesonet (KSUMESO)
- Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) (LANDSAT)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys (TAO)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Airborne Research Australia Dimona Aircraft Laser Altimeter and Fluxes (ARA-DIMONA)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Landcover Derived From Satellite Data (LANDCOVER-SAT)
- Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP)
- Vegetation Water Content derived from Satellite (VEGWATER-SAT)
- Wide Field of View Cameras - Livermore (WFOV-LIVERMORE)
Datastreams including the measurement
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- (KSUMESO) Kansas State University Mesonet Datastreams
- 60ksumeso - Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (OKM) Oklahoma Mesonet Datastreams
- 15okm - Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM): 15-min averages, meteorological data from 111 stations
- (SURFLOG) SGP Surface Conditions Observations by Site Technicians Datastreams
- surflog - Surface vegetation information from SGP Meta Data System (MDS)
- (TAO) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys Datastreams
- 10taomet165e0n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 0 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e2n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 2 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e2s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 2 S, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e5n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 5 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e5s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 5 S, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e8n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 8 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e8s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 8 S, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e0n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 0 N, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e2n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 2 N, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e2s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 2 S, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e5n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 5 N, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e5s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 5 S, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e8n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 8 N, 10-min avg
- 10taosalinity165e8s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: salinity data at 165 E, 8 S, 10-min avg
- (TWRCAM) Tower Camera Datastreams