DATA DESCRIPTION

GOES Data:

• Data averaged on 2.5° x 2.5° grid
• Data from region 145°W > longitude > 115°W and 40°N > latitude > 10°N
• Cloud amounts, temperatures, and heights derived using Hybrid Bispectral Threshold Method
• Data represent 5-year means for July from the years 1983 - 1987

COADS Data:

• Data averaged on 2.5° x 2.5° grid
• Data from region 145°W > longitude > 115°W and 40°N > latitude > 10°N
• Sea surface temperatures from the Comprehensive Ocean and Atmosphere Data Set
• Data represent 5-year means for July from the years 1983 - 1987

DATA FILES

GIF Files:

• Sea Surface Temperatures (cf. Figure 1 in ref. F-30)
• Low Cloud Amounts (cf. Figure 3 in ref. F-30)
• Low Cloud Temperatures (cf. Figure 4 in ref. F-30)
• Low Cloud-Top Heights (cf. Figure 5 in ref. F-30)

ASCII Files:

• Sea Surface Temperatures, °Kelvin
• Low Cloud Amounts, %
• Low Cloud Temperatures, °Kelvin
• Low Cloud-Top Heights, meter

ASCII File Format:

      integer data(12,12)
      real latitude(12),longitude(12)
      open(unit=2,file='ASCII data file name',form='formatted')
      read(2,'(9x,12f8.2)') latitude
      do j=1,12
         read(2,'(f8.2,12i8)') longitude(j),(data(i,j),i=1,12)
      enddo
      close(2)

Note: A value of -777 indicates an unavailable datum or a land region.