5be973861dfc6055f64129577cf1f636 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 a6ca5bc1b36d1b1a83cba4e4ac4b0bac dataset NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-05-10T02:01:47 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Polar Pathfinder Sampler (PPSM): TOVS Polar Pathfinder gridded daily and monthly Arctic atmospheric soundings (1979-1998) 2007-02-06T02:47:12 publication 2007-02-06T02:47:12 creation https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/5be973861dfc6055f64129577cf1f636 5be973861dfc6055f64129577cf1f636 NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) Derived from the global TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) data set, the TOVS Polar Pathfinder provides users with gridded daily and monthly arctic atmospheric soundings. Since 1979, TOVS has been a vital tool for weather forecasting, supplying users with information on the vertical distribution of temperature and moisture in the global atmosphere. TOVS has been particularly useful in providing atmospheric soundings over regions where in situ measurements are sparse. TOVS Polar Pathfinder data were obtained using a modified version of the Improved Initialization Inversion Algorithm to identify geophysical parameters in snow- and ice-covered areas. The data set has been designed to address the particular needs of the polar research community, and includes quantities used to compute surface turbulent fluxes and drive ocean models. Variables retrieved from satellite observed radiances for this product include atmospheric temperature profiles, water vapor, surface (skin) temperature, total effective cloud fraction, cloud top pressure, cloud top temperature, turning angle between geostrophic wind and surface stress over ice, emissivity, boundary layer stratification and geostrophic drag coefficient. TOVS data coverage spans July 7, 1979 through December 31, 1996 at a resolution of 100 km. Sample products for four selected dates in 1988 are included on this CD-ROM. National Snow and Ice Data Centre author unknown author Francis, J. Unavailable author Unavailable author Schweiger, A. Unavailable author Unavailable author NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) custodian +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk custodian NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) distributor +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk distributor Khalsa, Siri Jodha Singh Unavailable principal_investigator Unavailable principalInvestigator NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) point_of_contact +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk pointofContact NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) publisher +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk publisher notPlanned dataset CLOUDS ATMOSPHERE SEAICE CRYOSPHERE ATMOSPHERICWATERVAPOR ATMOSPHERICWINDS SNOW ATMOSPHERICTEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERICRADIATION ENGINEERING SPECTRAL atmospheric conditions theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication otherRestrictions Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users. otherRestrictions Under the following licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. grid English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 1979-07-06T23:00:00 1998-12-31T00:00:00 Data are HDF formatted. Movies are MPG formatted. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) Data Center Contact +44(0)1235 446432 British Atmospheric Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK badc@rl.ac.uk distributor https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/5be973861dfc6055f64129577cf1f636 CEDA Data Catalogue Page Detail and access information for the resource information http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/CDs/ppsm/TOVS DOWNLOAD Download Data download http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/CDs/ppsm/TOVS/doc.htm PPSM TOVS data documentation No further details. information dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 CD-ROM data produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Centre and published in 2000. Data are stored at the BADC.