Monthly ISCCP_D2 satellite cloud data

This dataset contains some monthly mean parameters from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) D2 dataset.

Variables
Mean cloud amount (%); Mean cloud top pressure (millibar); Mean cloud top temperature; (K); Mean cloud optical thickness ( none); Mean cloud water path (g/m**2); Mean middle cloud amount (%); Mean high cloud amount (%) and Mean low cloud amount (%).
ZonalGlobal by 2.5 deg
MeridionalGlobal by 2.5 deg
Verticalone level  
TemporalJul 1983 to Sep 2001 by 1 month(s)
Static?yes
Volume72.7MB for all months
Server public:
Sourcehttp://isccp.giss.nasa.gov/ 
AcquiredApr 10, 2005
APDRC contactYongsheng Zhang
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