GOES Upper-level Water Vapor Transport CD Now Available

Overview

This CD contains nineteen months of geostationary satellite-derived products spanning the 1987/1988 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. Water vapor transport variables derived from GOES data are provided in daily and monthly gridded and non-gridded formats. The dataset has been used for climate research applications that study upper level water vapor transport variability on seasonal to interannual time scales. Other applications may include validation of other existing datasets of upper level humidity and winds, studying specific cases requiring synoptic to planetary scale data in the Western Hemisphere (e.g., 1988 drought, hurricane season evolution, and tropical convection), and for quantifying regional upper-level water vapor fluxes. Thorough documentation, sample images, and easy-to-use read software are also provided on this CD.

This dataset is produced at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC) / NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The dataset production is carried out by the Infrared Measurements Group of the Earth Sciences Division. Distribution and archiving is done by the Global Hydrology and Resource Center (GHRC). Technical assistance is available through the GHRC by phone at (256) 922-5932 or by email: ghrc@microwave.msfc.nasa.gov. Further technical inquiries may be directed towards Gary Jedlovec (gary.jedlovec@msfc.nasa.gov).

Last updated on: November 2, 1999