oai:edu.ucar.rda:ds292.2 | Climate Data Guide

Dataset Name

Extended Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports Archive (EECRA) from Ships and Land Stations Over the Globe

Metadata Identifier

oai:edu.ucar.rda:ds292.2

Start Date

1952-01-01

End Date

2008-12-31

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Extended Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports Archive (EECRA) from Ships and Land Stations Over the Globe

Years of record

1952-01 to 2008-12

"The Extended Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports Archive makes use of routine synoptic observations made by humans on ships over the ocean and at weather stations over land. Following the synoptic code (WMO, 1974), observers report the fraction of sky dome covered by all clouds, the fraction of sky dome covered by clouds in the lowest layer, the cloud type at low, mid, and…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Cloud Properties
Formats

ascii

Timestep

Sub-daily

Domain

Global

Collections

N/A
Experts contributing reviews

Norris, Joel

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