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Resource Abstract:
- description: This dataset contains a high quality operational Environmental Data Record (EDR) of Cloud Base Heights (CBH)
from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite and is produced by the
NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). CBH is defined as the height above sea level at which
cloud bases occur and is derived by subtracting Cloud Optical Thickness (COT) values from Cloud Top Height (CTH) values. The
algorithm also incorporates data from the Cloud Mask Intermediate Product (IP). Each square cell is an average of reported
base heights within that cell. If a cloud layer occupies only a portion of the cell then the average is reported for only
the portion of the cell covered by the cloud. The spatial resolution of the EDR is 6 km and data are collected during day
and night passes which provides global coverage at a temporal resolution of approximately every 12 hours. By default, VIIRS
CBH IDPS data obtained from the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) are distributed in four 86-second
granules in Hierarchical Data Format V. 5 (HDF5) with metadata attributes.; abstract: This dataset contains a high quality
operational Environmental Data Record (EDR) of Cloud Base Heights (CBH) from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
(VIIRS) instrument onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite and is produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service (NESDIS). CBH is defined as the height above sea level at which cloud bases occur and is derived by subtracting Cloud
Optical Thickness (COT) values from Cloud Top Height (CTH) values. The algorithm also incorporates data from the Cloud Mask
Intermediate Product (IP). Each square cell is an average of reported base heights within that cell. If a cloud layer occupies
only a portion of the cell then the average is reported for only the portion of the cell covered by the cloud. The spatial
resolution of the EDR is 6 km and data are collected during day and night passes which provides global coverage at a temporal
resolution of approximately every 12 hours. By default, VIIRS CBH IDPS data obtained from the Comprehensive Large Array-Data
Stewardship System (CLASS) are distributed in four 86-second granules in Hierarchical Data Format V. 5 (HDF5) with metadata
attributes.
Citation
- Title NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Base Height (CBH) Environmental Data Record (EDR) from IDPS.
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- creation Date
2018-02-07T18:20:06.468842
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2018-08-06T20:40:46Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T20:40:46Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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Metadata language
eng
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Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
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2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:558b0976-8fc3-48f8-bd69-0b1a6b652ce1
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)