Application: Climate-AOPC (deprecated)
Requirements defined for Climate-AOPC (deprecated) (60)
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Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red
| Id | Variable | Layer | App Area | ATP | Uncertainty | Layer/s Quality | Coverage Quality | Stability / decade | Hor Res | Ver Res | Obs Cyc | Timeliness | Coverage | Conf Level | Val Date | Source | General Comment | Application Area Comment | Horizontal Coverage Comment | Observation Comment | Performance Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Accumulated precipitation | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 mm 1.3 mm 2 mm |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
12 h 16 h 24 h |
24 h 3 d 12 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 70 | Air temperature (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.1 K 0.15 K 0.3 K |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
24 h 36 h 2 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Temperature - air | |||||||||
| 71 | Atmospheric temperature | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 K 1 K 3 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
2 km 2.5 km 3 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal size in B.D. Santer et al., 1999 JGR, 104, 6305-6333, supports this need. | ||||||||
| 72 | Atmospheric temperature | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 K 1 K 2 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
0.1 km 0.2 km 0.5 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal size in B.D. Santer et al., 1999 JGR, 104, 6305-6333, supports this need. | ||||||||
| 73 | Atmospheric temperature | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 K 1 K 2 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
2 km 2.5 km 3 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal size in B.D. Santer et al., 1999 JGR, 104, 6305-6333, supports this need. | ||||||||
| 74 | Atmospheric temperature | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 K 1 K 2 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
0.1 km 0.2 km 0.5 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal size in B.D. Santer et al., 1999 JGR, 104, 6305-6333, supports this need. | ||||||||
| 75 | CH4 mole fraction | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
50 km 100 km 250 km |
2 m 2.5 m 4 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | ||||||||
| 76 | CH4 mole fraction | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
50 km 100 km 250 km |
2 m 2.5 m 4 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | ||||||||
| 77 | CH4 mole fraction | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
50 km 100 km 250 km |
2 m 2.5 m 4 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | ||||||||
| 78 | CH4 mole fraction | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
10 km 20 km 50 km |
2 m 2.5 m 3 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | ||||||||
| 81 | Cloud cover | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 % 15 % 20 % |
99 km 100 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Accuracies should apply to low and high clouds separately. See Hansen et L. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. | |||||||||
| 82 | Cloud ice Total Column | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 g.m-2 15 g.m-2 20 g.m-2 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 84 | Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 g.m-2 10 g.m-2 20 g.m-2 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 85 | Cloud top height | n/a (2D) | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 km 1 km 2 km |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Accuracy should be 5hPa (10hPa - Min). Hansen et al. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. | |||||||||
| 86 | Cloud top temperature | Cloud-top | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.3 K 0.4 K 0.6 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Hansen et al. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. | |||||||||
| 90 | CO2 mole fraction | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 ppm 1.3 ppm 2 ppm |
10 km 50 km 500 km |
0.5 m 1 m 2 m |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min | ||||||||
| 93 | Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 W.m-2 6.5 W.m-2 10 W.m-2 |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
24 h 2 d 5 d |
24 h 3 d 30 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 95 | Downward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 W.m-2 6.5 W.m-2 10 W.m-2 |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
24 h 2 d 5 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 97 | Land surface temperature | Land surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 K 1.3 K 2 K |
1 km 10 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 3 d |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal size supports this need. See P.D. Jones et al. 1999. Surface air temperature and its changes over the past 150 years. Rev. Geophys., in press. | |||||||||
| 98 | O3 | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 8 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 20 Dimentionless (mol/mol) |
50 km 100 km 500 km |
0.5 km 1 km 3 km |
3 h 9 h 2 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | |||||||||
| 99 | O3 | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 15 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 30 Dimentionless (mol/mol) |
5 km 20 km 100 km |
0.5 km 1 km 2 km |
3 h 9 h 3 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | |||||||||
| 100 | O3 | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 8 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 20 Dimentionless (mol/mol) |
50 km 75 km 100 km |
0.5 km 1 km 3 km |
3 h 9 h 3 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | |||||||||
| 101 | O3 | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 13 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 20 Dimentionless (mol/mol) |
5 km 10 km 50 km |
0.5 km 1 km 2 km |
3 h 9 h 3 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | |||||||||
| 102 | O3 Total Column | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 8 % 15 % |
5 km 10 km 50 km |
3 h 9 h 3 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 103 | O3 Total Column | TrC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 8 % 15 % |
5 km 10 km 50 km |
3 h 9 h 3 d |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 104 | Precipitation intensity at surface (liquid or solid) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.1 mm/h 0.3 mm/h 2 mm/h |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 105 | Precipitation intensity at surface (solid) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.1 mm/h 0.3 mm/h 2 mm/h |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 106 | Sea surface temperature | Sea surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.25 K 0.4 K 1 K |
10 km 50 km 500 km |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global ocean | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Bulk. Signal size supports this need. See P.D. Jones et al. 1999. Surface air temperature and its changes over the past 150 years. Rev. Geophys., in press. | |||||||||
| 107 | Significant wave height | Sea surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.1 m 0.3 m 2 m |
25 km 50 km 250 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global ocean | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 108 | Snow cover | Land surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
6 h 12 h 24 h |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | For model assimilation. Decadal changes may be of order 5% (N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment).) | |||||||||
| 109 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 mm 6.5 mm 10 mm |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
6 h 12 h 24 h |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 110 | Specific humidity | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 g kg-1 5 g kg-1 20 g kg-1 |
50 km 100 km 200 km |
2 km 3 km 5 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal sizes in section 3.3.7 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment). support this need. | ||||||||
| 111 | Specific humidity | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 g kg-1 5 g kg-1 20 g kg-1 |
20 km 50 km 100 km |
0.1 km 0.5 km 2 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal sizes in section 3.3.7 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment). support this need. | ||||||||
| 112 | Specific humidity | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 g kg-1 5 g kg-1 20 g kg-1 |
50 km 100 km 200 km |
2 km 2.5 km 3 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal sizes in section 3.3.7 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment). support this need. | ||||||||
| 113 | Specific humidity | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 g kg-1 4 g kg-1 15 g kg-1 |
10 km 15 km 25 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Signal sizes in section 3.3.7 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment). support this need. | |||||||||
| 114 | Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 kg.m-2 1.4 kg.m-2 3 kg.m-2 |
50 km 100 km 200 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 116 | Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 W/m2 6.5 W/m2 10 W/m2 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Accuracy is consistent with Hansen et al. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. | |||||||||
| 117 | Upward long-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 W/m2 6.5 W/m2 10 W/m2 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Accuracy is consistent with Hansen et al. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. | |||||||||
| 119 | Wind (horizontal) | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 7 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 120 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 121 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
0.5 km 0.65 km 1 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | ||||||||
| 122 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 123 | Wind vector (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 m/s 1 m/s 5 m/s |
10 km 50 km 500 km |
60 min 3 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global ocean | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | Trend signal shown in Fig. 3.19 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment) supports this need. | |||||||||
| 55 | Aerosol Extinction Coefficient | MUS UTLS FT PBL M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1.0E-5 m-1 1.5E-5 m-1 2.0E-5 m-1 |
10 km 20 km 100 km |
0.5 km 0.65 km 1 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | |||||||||
| 63 | Aerosol Optical Depth | MUS UTLS FT PBL M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.01 Dimensionless 0.015 Dimensionless 0.02 Dimensionless |
1 km 2 km 10 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 66 | Aerosol Optical Depth | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.01 Dimensionless 0.015 Dimensionless 0.02 Dimensionless |
1 km 2 km 10 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 67 | Air pressure (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 hPa 0.65 hPa 1 hPa |
200 km 300 km 500 km |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global land | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 68 | Air pressure (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.5 hPa 0.65 hPa 1 hPa |
200 km 300 km 500 km |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global ocean | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 79 | CH4 mole fraction | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
10 km 50 km 250 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | |||||||||
| 80 | CH4 mole fraction | TrC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 ppb 4 ppb 10 ppb |
10 km 20 km 50 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 20 ppb Acc goal and 120 ppb Acc Min | |||||||||
| 87 | CO2 mole fraction | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 ppm 1.5 ppm 2 ppm |
50 km 100 km 250 km |
1 m 1.5 m 2 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min | ||||||||
| 88 | CO2 mole fraction | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 ppm 1.3 ppm 2 ppm |
250 km 350 km 500 km |
2 m 3 m 4 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min | ||||||||
| 89 | CO2 mole fraction | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 ppm 1.3 ppm 2 ppm |
250 km 350 km 500 km |
1 m 2 m 4 m |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min | ||||||||
| 91 | CO2 mole fraction | TC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 ppm 1.3 ppm 2 ppm |
50 km 100 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
30 d 60 d 180 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 94 | Downward short-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 W.m-2 1.3 W.m-2 2 W.m-2 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 d 4 d 6 d |
3 d 7 d 24 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | See Hansen et L. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by GCOS. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4. Climate forcing by strat O3, need low bias & spectrally-resolved (~1nm) solar irradiance. UV monitoring may need higher freq. | |||||||||
| 115 | Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) | TrC | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 kg.m-2 1.4 kg.m-2 3 kg.m-2 |
10 km 25 km 200 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 684 | Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth | MUS FT PBL M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 0.004 Dimensionless 0.01 Dimensionless 0.02 Dimensionless |
1 km 2 km 10 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
7 d 14 d 60 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 69 | Air specific humidity (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 1 g kg-1 1.3 g kg-1 2 g kg-1 |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
24 h 2 d 3 d |
Global | speculative | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 96 | Earth surface short-wave bidirectional reflectance | Near Surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 6.5 % 10 % |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
24 h 2 d 5 d |
Global | speculative | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 118 | Upward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface | Sea surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 W/m2 6.5 W/m2 10 W/m2 |
25 km 50 km 100 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
24 h 2 d 5 d |
Global ocean | speculative | 2007-07-19 | AOPC |