Processed ATSR-2/AATSR data for the production of GRAPE (1995-2009)

The aim of the GRAPE project was to produce a global cloud and aerosol dataset using a state-of-the-art physical retrieval of the entire duration of the Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) mission (aboard ERS-2). This dataset will be compared and contrasted with existing climatologies (based on different instruments and very different retrieval algorithms). The GRAPE project was initially funded through the Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate (CWVC) Programme, a five-year NERC directed research programme. The dataset has been developed further within the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and now includes data from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR). The GRAPE dataset contains cloud optical depth, aerosol optical depth (cloud free), cloud phase, cloud particle size, cloud top pressure, cloud fraction and cloud ice/water path along with associated error measurements. Data spans the period 1995 to 2009 (v2 covers 1995-2001, v3 covers 1995-2009).

Date (Publication): 2007-02-16T07:19:19

Date (Creation): 2007-02-16T07:19:19

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Unavailable	Poulsen, Caroline A.	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Dean, Sam	Unavailable	Author
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
Unavailable	Bower, Keith N.	Unavailable	Principal investigator
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

CWVC
GRAPE
ATSR
CLOUDS
ATMOSPHERE

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

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Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, 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.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1995-06-30T23:00:00

End date: 2009-12-31T00:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Name	Version
Version 2 data is held in HDF format. Version 3 data is held in NetCDF.

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/cwvc/data/grape/	DOWNLOAD

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/project/grape/images/images_con.html	GRAPE Images of monthly means at 2.5 degree resolution

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/cwvc/data/grape/arc/v3/GRAPE_products.pdf	GRAPE Products v3 document

Hierarchy level: Dataset

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Title: 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

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data supplied as is to the BADC by the Oxford Physics Department.

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File identifier: ad2828e7db3436964ed900d8974bd2e8 XML

Metadata language: English

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Parent identifier: Global Cloud and Aerosol Dataset Produced by the Global Retrieval of ATSR Cloud Parameters and Evaluation (GRAPE) Project as part of the Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate (CWVC) Programme
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2026-02-05T03:02:24

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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