ISCCP D1 CROSS-SECTION FOR GPCI FIELD CAMPAIGN

The goal of GEWEX/WGNE Pacific Cross-section Intercomparison (GPCI) is to evaluate climate and weather prediction models in the tropics and sub-tropics, making use of satellite observations. The focus will be on the physics of climate models, including clouds, turbulence, convection and radiation. Models and observations are analyzed along a Pacific Cross-section from the stratocumulus regions off the coast of California, across the shallow cumulus areas, to the deep convection regions of the ITCZ.

The data presented here are from 1 June 2003 to 31 Aug 2003 and cover a region from 5.0S to 45.0N latitude and from 160.0E to 240.0E longitude.

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Presented here are ISCCP D1 cloud top pressure and cloud optical thickness data for two pacific cross-sections. Diagonal 1 consists of thirteen locations starting at 5N, 175E and moving northeastwards in 5 degrees longitude and 2.5 degrees latitude steps to 35N, 125W. Diagonal 2 consists of thirteen locations starting at 1S, 173W and moving northeastwards in 4 degree longitude and 3 degree latitude steps to 35N, 125W.

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