| rj0007.pdf: Initiative to Prepare Data Inputs for Reanalyses, Roy Jenne | ||
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| 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 |