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Requirement #85
Values
For variable:
Cloud top height
In application:
Climate-AOPC (deprecated)
Goal
Breakthrough
Threshold
Uncertainty
0.5 km
1 km
2 km
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution
100 km
200 km
500 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle
3 h
4 h
6 h
Timeliness
3 h
6 h
12 h
Validated:
7/19/07
Source:
AOPC
Comment:
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.
Confidence:
firmDef: :Result of impact studies of actual data used in actual applications of numerical or conceptual models
Specifications
Domain: Atmosphere
Subdomain: Clouds and precipitations
Variable: Cloud top height
Applicable (vertical) layers:
Horizontal Coverage: Global