gov.noaa.ncdc:C00826 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-08-11T17:06:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Intersatellite Calibrated Clear-Sky HIRS Channel 12 Brightness Temperature, Version 2.1 (Version Superseded) HIRS Ch12 Brightness Temperature 2010-09-20 publication Version 2.1 NCEI DSI 3629_01 gov.noaa.ncdc:C00826 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Climate Data Record Program Office +1 (828) 271-4800 +1 (828) 271-4328 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 447 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA cdr_program.ncdc@noaa.gov https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Information NOAA Climate Data Record Program Information on the NOAA CDR Program and data. information 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern publisher Shi, Lei DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 (828) 271-4800 +1 (828) 271-4876 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA ncei.orders@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Shi, Lei DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 (828) 271-4800 +1 (828) 271-4876 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA ncei.orders@noaa.gov author Kearns, Ed DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 (828) 271-4328 +1 (828) 271-4876 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA ncei.orders@noaa.gov collaborator Kearns, Ed DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 (828) 271-4800 +1 (828) 271-4876 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA ncei.orders@noaa.gov author NOAA CDR Program DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce originator NOAA CDR Program DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce author imageDigital *Note: This dataset version has been superseded by a newer version. It is highly recommended that users access the current version. Users should only use this version for special cases, such as reproducing studies that used this version.* High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor (UTWV) Version 2.1 dataset is a fundamental climate data record that uses intersatellite calibration for clear-sky HIRS channel 12 measurements onboard the NOAA series of polar orbiting satellites to produce UTWV data. As the intersatellite biases are scene brightness temperature dependent, an algorithm is developed to account for the varying biases with respect to brightness temperature. The bias correction data are derived from overlaps of monthly means of each 10-degree latitude belt. The HIRS measurements from the NOAA POES satellites are calibrated to a baseline satellite. The time series of the intersatellite calibrated HIRS UTWV data from 1978 to 2009 is constructed and anomaly data are computed. The product is used as a comparison to climate model results and to study various climate-related phenomena and tropical convections. The global observation plays an important role in better modeling and understanding of tropical convection and its role in weather-climate connections from intraseasonal to interannual time scales. completed historicalArchive superseded NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA Climate Data Record Program Office 151 Patton Avenue Room 420 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA hirs_ch12_contacts@noaa.gov pointOfContact notPlanned https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C00832HIRS-CH12-CDR.jpg HIRS CDR example of time series before and after inter calibration JPG Earth Science > Atmosphere > atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program project Keyword Thesaurus Title Satellite product Keyword Thesaurus Title TIROS-N > Television Infrared Observation Satellite - N NOAA-6 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 6 NOAA-7 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 7 NOAA-8 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 8 NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 9 NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 10 NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 11 NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 12 NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 14 NOAA-15 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 15 NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 16 NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - 17 MetOp-A > Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher HIRS-2 > High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/2 HIRS-3 > High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/3 HIRS-4 > High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/4 instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Geographic Region > Global place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Vertical Location > Troposphere stratum Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher *Note: This dataset version has been superseded by a newer version. It is highly recommended that users access the current version. Users should only use this version for special cases, such as reproducing studies that used this version.* For a complete description of use limitations see Section Assumptions and Limitations in the respective Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. otherRestrictions Cite as: Shi, Lei; Kearns, Ed; and NOAA CDR Program (2014): NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Intersatellite Calibrated Clear-Sky HIRS Channel 12 Brightness Temperature, Version 2.1. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]. otherRestrictions Publications using HIRS-TB-CDR should also cite the following journal article: Shi, L., and J. J. Bates (2011), Three decades of intersatellite-calibrated High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder upper tropospheric water vapor, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D04108, doi:10.1029/2010JD014847. otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. NCEI Dataset Landing Page for the Current Version https://doi.org/10.25921/mwe8-7e12 Landing Page NCEI Dataset Landing Page for the Current Version Landing page for the Current Version. information crossReference collection High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) upper tropospheric water vapor (UTWV) 1979 publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 111 River Street Permissions Department: John Wiley and Sons Inc. Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA PermissionsUS@wiley.com publisher Shi, L. originator Kearns, E. originator https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD014847 web browser Three decades of intersatellite-calibrated High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder upper tropospheric water vapor Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres paper on generating a climatologically homogenized time series of the upper tropospheric water vapor (UTWV), intersatellite calibration for 3 decades of High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) channel 12 clear-sky measurements. download Journal of Geophysical Research:Atmospheres, Volume 116 Issue D04108, 2156-2202 crossReference sciencePaper grid eng; USA climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 1978 2009 time short time (time) lon float longitude (longitude) lat float latitude (latitude) ch12 float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly mean for HIRS CH12 clear-sky limb-corrected intercalibrated brightness temperature (brightness_temperature) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata - Appendix B, NOAA Data Product Levels 2002-10-09 publication FGDC-STD-012-2002 Federal Geographic Data Committee Secretariat c/o U.S. Geological Survey 590 National Center Reston, VA 20192 publisher Standards Working Group, Federal Geographic Data Committee originator http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf PDF Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002 The purpose of this standard is to provide extensions to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) for describing geospatial data obtained from remote sensing. information Level 2 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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