gov.noaa.ncdc:C01578 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 2026-01-30T22:17:44 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 Atmospheric Layer Temperatures, Version 4 Mean Layer Temperature - RSS 2018 publication Version 4 doi:10.25921/EGRF-Q723 NCEI DSI 3655_02 gov.noaa.ncdc:C01578 Access Identifier mean-layer-temperature-rss National Centers for Environmental Information publisher Mears, Carl A. RSS > Remote Sensing Systems Lead Scientist mears@remss.com by email originator Mears, Carl A. RSS > Remote Sensing Systems Lead Scientist mears@remss.com by email author Wentz, Frank J. RSS > Remote Sensing Systems Physical Scientist collaborator Wentz, Frank J. RSS > Remote Sensing Systems Physical Scientist author NOAA CDR Program collaborator RSS > Remote Sensing Systems User Support 1-707-545-2904 1-707-545-2906 444 Tenth Street Suite 200 Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA originator RSS > Remote Sensing Systems User Support 1-707-545-2904 1-707-545-2906 444 Tenth Street Suite 200 Santa Rosa CA 95401 USA author imageDigital The Atmospheric Layer Temperature Climate Data Record (CDR) dataset is a monthly analysis of the tropospheric and stratospheric data using temperature sounding microwave radiometers flown on polar-orbiting weather satellites providing an important record of upper atmosphere temperatures by merging data from the older Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the new Advanced Microwave Sounding Units (AMSUs). The instruments measure the brightness temperature (Tb) for each channel and corresponds to an average temperature of the atmosphere averaged over that channel's weighting function. Global average and global anomaly maps on a 2.5 x 2.5 degree resolution are produced from each month's data from both the MSU and the AMSU for over a 31 year period (1978-2011) for each channel (layer); the Temperature Lower Troposphere (TLT); the Temperature Middle Troposphere (TMT); the Temperature Troposphere/Stratosphere (TTS) ; the Temperature Lower Stratosphere (TLS). UAT 4 Layer MW data is important to continue into the future to ensure the existence of a high-quality record of atmospheric temperatures for climate change detection and climate model verification activities. The data are available in netCDF-4 file format with variables containing standard deviation, quality flags, and projection information and will be updated monthly. This dataset provides advanced scientific researchers a high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of Upper Atmospheric Layer Temperatures. National Centers for Environmental Information 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 rss_msu_contacts@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records HTTPS Web Browser CDR Program Contacts Contact information for the CDR Program. information 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern pointOfContact monthly https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/uat4_cdr_browseimg_ch_tlt_2012_06_v03_3.png UAT 4 Layer Channel TLT Brightness Temperature browse image PNG Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > microwave > Brightness Temperature Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > microwave > Temperature Anomalies 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. 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It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher See the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for a description of use limitations. otherRestrictions Cite as: Mears, Carl A., F. J. Wentz, and NOAA CDR Program (2015): NOAA Climate Date Record (CDR) of Atmospheric Layer Temperature, Version 4. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). doi:10.25921/EGRF-Q723 [access date]. otherRestrictions See the Use Agreement for this CDR available on the CDR page. 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 landing page for the superseded Version 3.3 2012 publication Version 3.3 National Centers for Environmental Information publisher https://doi.org/10.7289/V5WQ01S4 HTTPS Landing Page NCEI landing page for the superseded Version 3.3 Superseded dataset landing page. This version should not be used as the primary research dataset. It may be appropriate to use for reproducing studies that used this earlier version. information crossReference project eng; USA climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180 180 -90 90 1978-12 2025-02 1 longitude float longitude (longitude) latitude float latitude (latitude) time float time (time) platform_name String platform_name brightness_temperature_anomaly float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly anomaly for Lower Stratospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature_anomaly) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Lower Stratospheric microwave brightness temperature target_factor_values float satellite calibration target factor for each satellite and latitude tb_factor_values float satellite calibration tb factor for each satellite and latitude brightness_temperature_anomaly float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly anomaly for Middle Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature_anomaly) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Middle Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature_anomaly float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly anomaly for Lower Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature_anomaly) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Lower Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature_anomaly float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly anomaly for Atmospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature_anomaly) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Atmospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly average for Lower Stratospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Lower Stratospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly average for Lower Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Lower Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly average for Middle Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Middle Tropospheric microwave brightness temperature brightness_temperature float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly average for Atmospheric microwave brightness temperature (brightness_temperature) brightness_temperature_climatology float NOAA Climate Data Record of monthly climatology for Atmospheric microwave 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 https://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf HTTPS 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 3 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 distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. XML HTML NetCDF 4 The NetCDF data files comply with the Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions and the NetCDF Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (ACDD). NetCDF 4 The NetCDF data files comply with the Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions and the NetCDF Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (ACDD). https://doi.org/10.25921/EGRF-Q723 HTTPS Landing Page NCEI Dataset Landing Page Landing page for the dataset. information 1 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/mean-layer-temperature-rss HTTPS Information NOAA CDR page Access to the published CDR product, documentation and source code. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/mean-layer-temperature-rss/access/ HTTPS Download NCEI Direct Download Direct Download links for dataset files. download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/satellite/cdr-rss-mean-layer-temperature.html HTTPS THREDDS NCEI THREDDS Catalog THREDDS Data Service for this dataset. download https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-cdr-fundamental/ HTTPS Information Registry of Open Data on AWS Information on AWS data access. information Region: us-east-1 https://noaa-cdr-mean-layer-temp-rss-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html HTTPS Download AWS S3 Explorer (Region: us-east-1) Browse view to explore the S3 bucket. download Region: us-east https://microsoft.github.io/AIforEarthDataSets/data/noaa-cdr.html HTTPS Information Azure Landing Page (Region: us-east) Information on Microsoft Azure data access. information dataset The data were produced by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). For a complete description of the processing steps, see the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Data Flow Diagram. RSS > Remote Sensing Systems processor Source Code Package for MLT RSS CDR 2013-08-22 publication Version 1.0 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Mean_Layer_Temperatures_RSS/SourceCode_01B-13.tar.gz HTTPS Web Browser CDR Source Code This source code is for reference only. The source code is provided to maintain transparency of the algorithm and processes used in creating the Climate Data Record (CDR). The source code is not intended to be portable to any computer system(s) beyond that of the original CDR producer's environment. download Flowcharts MLT RSS CDR 2012-12-21 publication Version 1.0 CDRP-DIA-0209 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Mean_Layer_Temperatures_RSS/DataFlowDiagram_01B-13.pdf HTTPS Web Browser CDR Data Flow Diagram Data processing flowchart for the CDR product. information Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) 2013-08-22 publication Version 1.0 CDRP-ATBD-0201 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Mean_Layer_Temperatures_RSS/AlgorithmDescription_01B-13.pdf HTTPS Web Browser CDR Algorithm Description Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the CDR product. information repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 dataset Data Stewardship Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment MM-Stew The Data Stewardship Maturity Matrix (DSMM) is a unified framework that defines criteria for each of nine components based on measurable practices, which can be used to apply a progressive, 6-level rating to an individual dataset, representing stewardship maturity stages rated as Not Assessed or Not Available (Level 0), adHoc (Level 1), minimum (Level 2), intermediate (Level 3), advanced (Level 4), and optimal (Level 5). Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment was evaluated by the metadata content editor for the NOAA OneStop project using the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template v4.0. The Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template 2016-06-27 publication NCDC-CICS-SMM_0001_Rev.1 v4.0 06/27/2016 doi:10.10.6084/m9.figshare.1211954 Peng, Ge CICS-NC/NCEI author https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1211954 HTTPS Web Browser The Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template Landing page for quality evaluation procedure. information 2016-06-27T00:00:00 intermediate minimal intermediate advanced intermediate advanced intermediate advanced intermediate asNeeded Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-07-06. See version control repository history for metadata change details.