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rj0007.pdf: Initiative to Prepare Data Inputs for Reanalyses, Roy Jenne
Section Heading Page
Table of Contents 2
Philosophy of Reanalyses 3
Strategy for Preparing Data Inputs 3
1.0 Summary of the Data Plan 3
2.0 Scope of the Data Effort 4
3.0 Priority Tasks for the Data Effort at NCAR 5
3.1 Prepare World Rawinsonde Data for 35 or More Years 5
3.2 Raob Data from Countries 6
3.3 Station Library Data 8
3.4 List of Isolated Stations 8
3.5 COADS for 1945 - 1990 (Marine Surface Data) 9
3.6 Prepare Surface Land Data (1967 - 1990) 9
3.7 Prepare Aircraft and Drifting Balloon Data 9
3.8 Provide Satellite Cloud Drift Winds 9
4.0 Obtain More Raob Data from Countries 10
5.0 Plans for Isolated Stations and Antarctica 12
5.1 Data for Permanent Ships and Antarctica 12
5.2 Arctic Rawinsonde Data 12
5.3 Arctic buoy and Other Surface Data 12
6.0 Data from Projects 12
6.1 IGY Data (July 1957 - Dec 1958) 12
6.2 Data for GATE (Jun - Sep 1974) 12
6.3 Other Data Periods 13
6.4 Time Series Raobs, Tropical Pacific 13
7.0 Other Projects to Get More of the Early Data 13
7.1 Raob Data Prepared by USAF (TD54) 13
7.2 Raob Data from 1943 13
7.3 N. Hemisphere Data Tabulations (UA and Surface) 16
7.4 Worldwide Rawinsonde, Card Deck 510 16
7.5 Other Asheville Card Decks 16
7.6 Old Card Decks at Asheville 16
7.7 US Data for 1930s 17
7.8 Priority 17
7.9 Data from AFGWC (1966 - 1969) 17
7.10 Raob Data from USSR 17
7.11 Rawins over India 17
7.12 US-Control Raobs from NCDC 17
8.0 Satellite Cloud Wind Data 18
9.0 Satellite Sounder Data 18
9.1 Temperature Gradients in Satellite Data 19
9.2 Use Satellite Radiances of Retrievals 19
10.0 Major Contributions by Other Groups to Data Effort 19
10.1 NCDC 19
10.2 USAF ETAC 19
10.3 University of Missouri Assistance 19
10.4 GFDL Assistance 19
10.5 Climate Research Division, ERL 20
10.6 State University at NY at Albany 20
10.7 NMC Data Activities 20
11.0 The Ocean Component of Reanalyses 20
12.0 Selected Datasets and Projects 20
12.1 Project to Compare GTS Datasets 20
12.2 Jim Angell Raob Data (some data gone from NMC tapes) 21
12.3 A Dataset with Precipitable Water 21
12.4 Full Resolution Raob Data for US Net 21
12.5 Early UA Data from AFGWC Decode 21
12.6 Missing Levels in Raobs 21
12.7 FGGE Data 21
12.8 Radiation Correction on Raobs 22
12.9 Information about Raob Instruments 22
12.10 Time Series Checks of Raobs 22
12.11 Location of Surface Marine Ship Reports 22
13.0 Selected Data Coordination Activities 23
14.0 Some Questions about Reanalysis Data and Methods 24
15.0 Data Processing Control 24
16.0 Other Work for the Reanalysis Project 24
17.0 Problems of Using Sparse Data 25
Appendix 1 Contributing Projects by NCDC 27
Appendix 2 Data Help from the USAF (and some from Navy) 28
Appendix 3 Reanalysis Project (compare GTS raobs with national archives) 31
Appendix 4 Preparation of Early Data (1950s, 1940s) 33
Appendix 5 More Detailed Data Information and Plans (from Reanalysis Proposal) 35
Appendix 6 SST and Ocean Analyses 39
Appendix 7 Ship and Buoy Data Status (COADS) 40
Appendix 8 Early Data Listings from Asheville 48
Appendix 9 Rawinsonde Data Consistency Plots (prepared about 1985 at NCAR) 57
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