Cloud optical depth data derived from spectral measurements taken by a SUV-150B spectroradiometer at Summit, Greenland. The dataset is provided by the organization SCIOPS and was last updated on November 22, 2012.
Use Cases
- Model cloud radiative effects based on derived optical depth measurements.
- Study cloud microphysics and climatology in the Greenland region.
- Validate satellite-based cloud retrievals using ground-based spectral data.
- Analyze temporal trends in cloud properties at a high-altitude Arctic site.
Strengths
- Data is derived from ground-based spectral measurements, which likely provide high-resolution observations.
- The dataset is hosted on the authoritative nasa_earthdata platform.
Limitations
- Last updated 2012-11-22 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Derived from spectral measurements of a SUV-150B spectroradiometer.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2012-11-22 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Summit, Greenland