gov.noaa.ncdc:C00301 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Unknown tabular digital data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) International Maritime Meteorological Tape (IMMT) Format is a historical digital data set archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The TOGA program is a major component of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) aimed specifically at the prediction of climate phenomena on time scales of months to years. The philosophy upon which TOGA is based purposefully emphasizes the tropical oceans and their relationship to the global atmosphere. Underlying TOGA is the premise that the dynamic adjustment of the ocean in the tropics is far more rapid than at higher latitudes. Thus disturbances emanating from the western Pacific Ocean (such as El Nino) may propagate across the basin on time scales of weeks compared to years for corresponding basin-wide propagation at higher latitudes. The significance of shorter dynamic times scales near the equator is that they are similar to those of highly energetic atmospheric modes. This similarity allows the formation of coupled modes between the ocean and the atmosphere. Parameters included in this data set are upper level and surface variables. Computations were made for both inversion and non-inversion soundings. Inversion bases and tops were determined as follows: An inversion base was defined as the base of the lowest inversion or isothermal layer 3000 meters above ground level. An Inversion top is the height of maximum temperature below 4501 meters above ground level that is associated with an inversion. If the maximum temperature is an isothermal layer the inversion top is the top of the isothermal layer. For an inversion or isothermal layer extending upward through 4500 meters, the top is assumed at 4500 meters. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. data set C00301 ALTIMETERS ANEMOMETERS BAROMETERS HUMIDITY SENSORS PSYCHROMETERS RADIOSONDES SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE TEMPERATURE SENSORS THERMOMETERS THERMISTORS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES WIND VANES BUOYS METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RADIOSONDES SHIPS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/documentlibrary/datasets.html#TD1183 19850101 19941231 Ground Condition Complete As Needed -180.0 180.0 30.0 -30.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 elevation 006 oceans 014 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather Earth Sciences > Ocean > Oceanography GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > STATION HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE THICKNESS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ANTICYCLONES/CYCLONES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > INVERSION HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > TEMPERATURE PROFILES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > PRECIPITABLE WATER EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE TENDENCY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD AMOUNT/FREQUENCY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD BASE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD CEILING EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD TYPES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > FOG EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > LIGHTNING EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HAIL EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SLEET EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE EDGES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE AGE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SWELLS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GCMD Location Valids GLOBAL OCEAN GCMD Location Valids LAND SURFACE SEA SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS BAROMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS HUMIDITY SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS TEMPERATURE SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS THERMISTORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS THERMOMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS PSYCHROMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS ANEMOMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS WIND VANES TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere SHIPS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS BAROMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS HUMIDITY SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS TEMPERATURE SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS ANEMOMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS WIND VANES TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere BUOYS WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ALTIMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HUMIDITY SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS PSYCHROMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ANEMOMETERS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND VANES TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS TOGA > Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere RADIOSONDES RADIOSONDES 1 None None Source observations were subjected to computer hydrostatic check prior to use in the inversion computations. Suspect values were manually edited and the files updated as necessary. Since the creation of this file, a few observations that passed the set hydrostatic limits have been found to be in error. These are usually quite evident when looking closely at the inversion characteristics. Unknown Completeness information not available. Unknown Unknown National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Services Branch Mailing and physical

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