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Special Version of ISCCP DX Dataset From ScaRaB satellites

Sample Plots of Selected Variables Available Only in ISCCP-ScaRaB DX

Selected variables available only in the ISCCP-ScaRaB DX dataset are available here for display as JPEG images. The variables include both the cloud and surface radiative properties, retrieved from the ScaRaB VIS and IRW radiances using the ISCCP cloud detection and analysis algorithm. One day (May 1, 1994), daytime data are plotted for illustration purpose only.

Cloud Radiative Properties

CLOUD TOP PRESSURE CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS
Cloud Top Pressure (mb) Cloud Top Temperature (K) Cloud Visible Optical Thickness

Surface Radiative Properties

SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE SURFACE VISIBLE REFLECTANCE
Surface Skin Temperature (K) Surface Visible Reflectance


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