Requirement #72 

Values

For variable: Atmospheric temperature

In application: Climate-AOPC (deprecated)

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 0.5 K 1 K 2 K
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 100 km 200 km 500 km
Vertical Resolution 0.1 km 0.2 km 0.5 km
Observing Cycle 3 h 4 h 6 h
Timeliness 3 h 6 h 12 h

 

Validated: 7/19/07 Source: AOPC
General Comment: Signal size in B.D. Santer et al., 1999 JGR, 104, 6305-6333, supports this need. Confidence: firm
Def: :Result of impact studies of actual data used in actual applications of numerical or conceptual models
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Subdomain: Basic atmospheric