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Name SPARC (deprecated)
Description SPARC is a core project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) on Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate. *** WARNING: the requirements recorded under SPARC are those communicated by the WCRP. The last update dates back to 1998.
Corresponding Institution World Climate Research Programme
Contact
Person 		Michel Rixen
Earth System Application Category
Historic This application area is not longer current
Variables measured in this Application Area
Subdomain Variables
Basic atmospheric
Aerosols and radiation
Atmospheric chemistry

Requirements defined for SPARC (deprecated)  (22)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
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
620 Atmospheric temperature MUS
M 		SPARC (deprecated) 0.5 K
0.7 K
1 K 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
0.8 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
621 Atmospheric temperature FT SPARC (deprecated) 0.5 K
0.7 K
1 K 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
622 Atmospheric temperature UTLS SPARC (deprecated) 0.5 K
0.7 K
1 K 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
623 Atmospheric temperature PBL SPARC (deprecated) 0.5 K
0.7 K
1 K 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
624 O3 MUS
M 		SPARC (deprecated) 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
7 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
625 O3 FT SPARC (deprecated) 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
7 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
626 O3 UTLS SPARC (deprecated) 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
7 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
627 O3 PBL SPARC (deprecated) 5 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
7 Dimentionless (mol/mol)
10 Dimentionless (mol/mol) 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
628 Specific humidity MUS
M 		SPARC (deprecated) 2 %
3 %
5 % 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP Accuracy: Goal 1%, Threshold 5% in RH
629 Specific humidity FT SPARC (deprecated) 2 %
3 %
5 % 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP Accuracy: Goal 1%, Threshold 5% in RH
630 Specific humidity UTLS SPARC (deprecated) 2 %
3 %
5 % 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP Accuracy: Goal 1%, Threshold 5% in RH
631 Specific humidity PBL SPARC (deprecated) 2 %
3 %
5 % 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP Accuracy: Goal 1%, Threshold 5% in RH
632 Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA TOA SPARC (deprecated) 5 W/m2
7 W/m2
10 W/m2 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		30 d
45 d
90 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
633 Upward long-wave irradiance at TOA TOA SPARC (deprecated) 5 W/m2
7 W/m2
10 W/m2 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		30 d
45 d
90 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
634 Wind (horizontal) MUS
M 		SPARC (deprecated) 3 m.s-1
4 m.s-1
5 m.s-1 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
635 Wind (horizontal) FT SPARC (deprecated) 3 m.s-1
4 m.s-1
5 m.s-1 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
636 Wind (horizontal) UTLS SPARC (deprecated) 3 m.s-1
4 m.s-1
5 m.s-1 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
637 Wind (horizontal) PBL SPARC (deprecated) 3 m.s-1
4 m.s-1
5 m.s-1 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP
616 Aerosol mass mixing ratio MUS
M 		SPARC (deprecated) 10 %
15 %
20 % 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
617 Aerosol mass mixing ratio FT SPARC (deprecated) 10 %
15 %
20 % 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
618 Aerosol mass mixing ratio UTLS SPARC (deprecated) 10 %
15 %
20 % 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
619 Aerosol mass mixing ratio PBL SPARC (deprecated) 10 %
15 %
20 % 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		6 h
12 h
3 d 		24 h
2 d
7 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP