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NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Extended (APP-X) Cryosphere, Version 2


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            title:  NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Extended (APP-X) Cryosphere, Version 2
            alternateTitle:  Extended AVHRR Polar Pathfinder (APP-x)
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                date:  2019
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            edition:  Version 2
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                  Anchor:  DOI doi:10.25921/AE96-0E57
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                individualName:  Key, Jeffery
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        abstract:  NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of the eXtended AVHRR Polar Pathfinder (APP-X) cryosphere contains 19 geophysical variables over the Arctic and Antarctic for the period 1982 - present. All of them have undergone various degrees of validation, though not all are considered CDR quality. The variables are (those considered by the developers to be CDR-quality are identified with an asterisk): Surface temperature, all-sky, snow, ice, and land* Surface albedo, all-sky* Sea ice thickness* Surface type Cloud mask* Cloud particle thermodynamic phase Cloud optical depth Cloud particle effective radius Cloud temperature Cloud pressure Cloud type Downwelling shortwave radiation at the surface* Downwelling longwave radiation at the surface* Upwelling shortwave radiation at the surface* Upwelling longwave radiation at the surface* Upwelling shortwave radiation at the TOA* Upwelling longwave radiation at the TOA* Shortwave cloud radiative forcing at the surface Longwave cloud radiative forcing at the surface APP-x data products are mapped to a 25 km EASE grid at two local solar times: 04:00 and 14:00 for the Arctic, and 02:00 and 14:00 for the Antarctica. Using local solar time rather than standard UTC times provides better information on diurnal differences at all locations. The latest update to version 2 includes folding in the APP FCDR updates (updated calibration coefficients for AVHRR GAC visible channels) along with improved algorithms for the land mask, cloud mask, and ice thickness.
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            useLimitation:  Uncertainties in most of the retrieve parameters (e.g., surface temperature, cloud optical depth, etc.) are smallest in the presence of sunlight ("polar day") and largest during the polar winter. Cloud detection in the polar regions at night is notoriously difficult. All other retrieved parameters are in one way or another dependent upon cloud detection.
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            otherConstraints:  Cite as: Key, Jeffrey; Wang, Xuanji; Liu, Yinghui; and NOAA CDR Program (2019). NOAA Climate Data Record of AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Extended (APP-X), Version 2. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.25921/AE96-0E57 [access date].
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            otherConstraints:  Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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            otherConstraints:  Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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                title:  Arctic Surface, Cloud, and Radiation Properties Based on the AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Dataset. Part I: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics
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                description:  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
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            levelDescription:  (MD_ScopeDescription)
                other:  Data Stewardship
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            nameOfMeasure:  Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment
            measureIdentification:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  MM-Stew
            measureDescription:  The Data Stewardship Maturity Matrix (DSMM) is a unified framework that defines criteria for each of nine components based on measurable practices, which can be used to apply a progressive, 6-level rating to an individual dataset, representing stewardship maturity stages rated as Not Assessed or Not Available (Level 0), adHoc (Level 1), minimum (Level 2), intermediate (Level 3), advanced (Level 4), and optimal (Level 5).
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                title:  The Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template
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                    date:  2016-06-27
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                      Anchor:  DOI link doi:10.10.6084/m9.figshare.1211954
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