Dataset Index

Number of datasets found: 130
This page lists all datasets held by the BADC. Many datasets are publicly available. Datasets marked with the key symbol have restricted access. To apply for access to these datasets use the Apply for Access link next to the dataset name.
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Aerosol and Chemical Transport in Tropical Convection    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 07-nov-2005   End date: Not defined
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NERC-funded consortium project combining field measurements and a range of modelling tools at different scales to address questions related to the composition of the tropical tropopause layer (TTL). Two airborne campaigns based in Darwin, Australia will unfold in November-December 2005 (pre-monsoon convection) and January-February 2006 (monsoon convection).

adriex Aerosol Direct Radiative Impact Experiment (ADRIEX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 27-aug-2004   End date: 06-sep-2004
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A joint UK Met Office/NERC/UK Royal Society/University of Oslo project aiming at improving our understanding of the radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosol and gases (ozone and methane) in the troposphere. The project is based on an airborne field campaign (August-September 2004) using the FAAM aircraft. The flights were based in Treviso (Italy) and covered areas over Northern Italy, the Adriatic Sea and between Northern Italy and the West coast of the Black Sea. The ADRIEX archive includes forecast trajectories and other products to support ADRIEX flight plans (computed using ECMWF wind fields) and data collected aboard the FAAM Bae-146 aircraft in August and September 2004.

amma African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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An international long-term collaboration to study the climatic and environmental feedback mechanisms involved in the African monsoon, and in some of its consequences on society and human health. The programme, that started in 2004, has developed a network of ground-based observation stations over Sub-saharan West Africa, and several intensive measurement campaigns will unfold in the course of 2005 and 2006. The UK branch of AMMA makes use of several instruments provided by the UK Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurement (UFAM). The FAAM aircraft will be used during the July-August 2006 campaign.

AAOE Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE-87)    disk 
Start date: 12-aug-1987   End date: 04-oct-1987
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Measurements from a NASA aircraft campaign to study chemical composition and physical parameters in the Antarctic during the development of the Antarctic Ozone Hole in August and September 1987. The data include atmospheric composition from a variety of instruments, meteorological parameters, aerosol and cloud data.

AASE Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE)    disk 
Start date: 29-dec-1988   End date: 22-feb-1989
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A NASA aircraft expedition based in Stavanger, Norway during January and February 1989. The data consist of various chemical composition and meteorological measurements collected on board the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft, ozonesonde soundings from 3 stations (Angmagssalik and Scoresbysund, Greenland and Lerwick, UK), aerosol and temperature profiles from the SAM II satellite, global gridded NIMBUS 7 TOMS ozone column and selected radiosonde soundings from stations in the region of the experiment. This dataset is public.

AASE II Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition II (AASE II)    disk 
Start date: 01-oct-1991   End date: 31-mar-1992
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A NASA aircraft expedition from October 1991 to March 1992 with ER-2 and DC-8 flights from Alaska, Maine, Norway and Tahiti. The data consist of various chemical composition and meteorological measurements from the aircraft plus ozonesonde soundings from 6 Canadian stations, TOMS column ozone and selected radiosonde ascents. Additional diagnostics such as parcel back trajectories, potential vorticity and heating rates also provided. This dataset is public.

ASHOE Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment (ASHOE)    disk 
Start date: 21-jan-1994   End date: 04-nov-1994
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2 NASA aircraft expeditions : ASHOE and MAESA (measurements for assessing the effects of stratospheric aircraft). 4 phase expedition between March and November 1994 with ER-2 and DC-8 flights between NASA Ames, Hawaii and New Zealand. The data consist of various chemical composition and meteorological measurements from the aircraft plus data from radiosondes, ozonesondes, spectrometer, lidar and SAGE II. Additional diagnostics such as parcel back trajectories, potential vorticity and heating rates also provided. This dataset is public.

NERC-ASSIM Assimilation of Atmospheric and Oceanographic Data    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1998   End date: 31-dec-2003
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Atmospheric and oceanographic assimilated data generated by projects under the NERC thematic research programme "Assimilation of Remote-sensed Data for Applications in the Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences" (1998-2003).

ACSOE Atmospheric Chemistry studies in the Ocean Environment (ACSOE)    disk 
Start date: 02-apr-1996   End date: 30-dec-1998
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ACSOE was a 5-year NERC research programme on tropospheric chemistry coordinated by the University of East Anglia and involving research groups from a number of UK universities and research institutes. The programme consisted of coordinated measurement campaigns from ground stations, ships and aircraft commencing summer 1996, together with associated interpretation and modelling. Work on this dataset has been completed. The BADC is the primary archiving and distribution data centre. ACSOE data is now public.

autex Autumn and Winter Experiments (AUTEX / WINTEX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 27-oct-2004   End date: 11-feb-2005
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Cloud physics and radiation dataset collected on board the FAAM aircraft during the Autumn and Winter Experiments (October 2004 to February 2005).

berlin Berlin Stratospheric Data Series    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1957   End date: 30-jun-2001
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This is a copy of The Berlin Stratospheric Data Series provided to the BADC by K. Labitzke and her collaborators (2002) as a CD from the Meteorological Institute, Free University Berlin. This data set contains temperature and geopotential height data on the 100, 50, 30, 10 mb pressure surfaces produced at the Meteorological Institute, Free University of Berlin, from radiosonde data and rocket observations. This data series also contains summer, winter and annual trends and variability of the data, climatological monthly mean temperature and geopotential height at 30 mb, and intercomparisons with other data series. There are also sections on the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) and the global signal of the 11-year sunspot cycle in the stratosphere.

bolton Bolton Experiment    disk 
Start date: 01-jun-1999   End date: 30-jun-2002
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An Experimental Test of the use of microvave attenuation to Improve Rainfall estimates in urban areas, and hence to enhance flood warning. This experiment, funded by NERC with matching funds from industry, is a collaboration between the University of Essex (Propagation and Remote Sensing Group), the University of Salford (Telford Research Institute), and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Radiocommunications Research Unit). The industrial partners are North West Water plc and Norweb Communications, both companies of United Utilities, the UK Meteorological Office, the Environment Agency and Crown Castle International.

chablis Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-oct-2001   End date: 28-feb-2006
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CHABLIS is a NERC-AFI funded project, aimed at studying the chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer in greater detail, and for a longer duration, than has previously been attempted. Field measurements are carried out at the British Antarctic Survey station, Halley, at the Clean Air Sector Laboratory (CASLab). Year-round measurements began in February 2004, with a focus on NOy partitioning, air-snow exchange, and a spring-time halogen/ozone depletion intensive. A summer campaign focussing on oxidants will run during January/February 2005, after which CHABLIS fieldwork will end. Access to this dataset is rectricted to campaign participants only.

Chilbolton (CFARR) Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 23-may-1998   End date: Not defined
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The CLRC facility at Chilbolton, Hampshire (51.1445°N, 1.4270°W) is the site of several observation systems for meteorological studies. The main system is the 3 GHz Doppler radar (CAMRa). A supporting 94 GHz radar (Galileo) has been located close to the main dish to allow dual frequency studies of precipitating particles. The system is complemented by a 905 nm Vaisala CT75K lidar, a 355nm UV Raman Lidar, multiple raingauge and meteorological sensors. This dataset also holds attenuation time-series data from vertically polarised links from South Wonston to Sparsholt. Sparsholt meteorological sensor and raingauge data is also archived. Cloud camera data from the Chilbolton site is available for examining weather patterns.

caesar Cirrus and Anvils: European Satellite and Airborne Radiation measurements    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 14-nov-2005   End date: Not defined
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The CAESAR project aims to investigate the radiative properties of cirrus cloud over a wide range of wavelengths in combination with airborne in situ measurements of cirrus microphysical properties. Flights using the FAAM BAE-146 will observe frontal and anvil cirrus co-incident with the CloudSat Aqua-train and AATSR satellites over the Chilbolton cloud radars and lidars as well as ocean/sea surrounding the UK. Aircraft measurements will be used to obtain vertical and horizontal distribution of ice crystal size, shape and IWC during summer and winter periods.

cpdn Climateprediction.net    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 12-mar-2006   End date: Not defined
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The Climateprediction.net project is harnessing the spare CPU cycles of tens of thousands of individual users' PCs to run a massive ensemble of climate simulations using the Met Office's Unified Model. A multi-thousand member ensemble of simulation results from the perturbed physics climate sensitivity experiment is available for research purposes.

CIDC Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection (CIDC)    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1854   End date: 31-dec-1996
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This CD set contains over 70 physical, monthly mean climate parameters from disciplines dealing with the atmosphere, land surface, ocean, cryosphere, biosphere, remote sensing science and the Sun. They have been gathered into one place and, where practicable, presented in a common format (monthly means with a 1° x 1° world grid, or commensurable resolution and 4-byte IEEE floating point words). Some small files are in ASCII. Twenty-five separate data sets are represented. Twelve of the datasets cover ten or more years. Greenhouse gases and global temperature variation data span over 100 years.

Cloud & Water Vapour Experiment for Model Comparisons at Chilbolton (CWAVE)    Restricted dataset 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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CWAVE is a measurement campaign at the CCLRC-Chilbolton Observatory; it is supporting activities associated with two EC FP5 projects, CLOUDMAP2 and CLOUDNET. A wide range of satellite and ground based instruments will measure a variety of atmospheric properties ranging from cloud parameters to water vapour. In addition the measurements will coincide with the results from a reduced resolution Unified Model (UM) run by the Met Office. Access to such a data set will allow unprecedented comparisons between observed and modelled data.

CLAUS Cloud Archive User Service data (CLAUS)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1983   End date: 31-dec-1994
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Global Brightness Temperature imagery from the Cloud Archive User Service project. This project produced a long time-series of global thermal infra-red imagery of the Earth using data from operational meteorological satellites, which was used in validating atmospheric General Circulation Models

Cloudmap CLOUDMAP2 ATSR cloud products    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1995   End date: 31-jan-2001
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This data is the result of a contract to Eumetsat for application to SEVIRI and partly under CLOUMAP2 a European framework 5 project. The data are cloud parameters, cloud top pressure , height, phase, fraction, effective radius and optical depth derived using a variational analysis method applied to ATSR-2 data for the European area.

covex Contrail Forecast Verification Experiment (COVEX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 08-dec-2004   End date: 08-dec-2004
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Data from a Met Office project to validate the new contrail forecasting techniques based on engine parameters and environmental conditions. It is based on a one-flight experiment on board the FAAM aircraft, that took place in December 2004.

csip Convective Storm Initiation Project    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 05-jul-2004   End date: Not defined
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The Convective Storm Initiation Project (CSIP) aims to further the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the initiation of precipitating convection in the martime, environment of southern England; i.e. to understand why convective clouds form and develop into precipitating clouds in a particular location. The project will be centred on the 3 GHz (CAMRa) and 1275 clear-air (ACROBAT) radars at Chilbolton and will use a number of the new UK Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement (UFAM) mobile instruments.

CIRA Cospar International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA)    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1988   End date: 31-dec-1988
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A global climatology of atmospheric temperature, zonal velocity and geopotential height derived from a combination of satellite, radiosonde and ground-based measurements. The reference atmosphere extends from pole to pole and 0-120 km. The majority of the data are on a 5 degree latitude grid and approximately 2 km vertical resolution. This dataset is public.

COAPEC Coupled Ocean Atmosphere and European Climate (COAPEC)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 12-dec-1849   End date: 31-dec-2349
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COAPEC is a NERC thematic programme designed to examine the variability of the Earth's climate. The goal of COAPEC is to determine the impact on climate, especially European climate, of the coupling between the Atlantic Ocean and the atmosphere. The BADC is the primary distribution data centre for COAPEC. Data sets available under COAPEC include 100 year (2079 - 2178) full fields and 1000 year (1849-2849) limited fields of the Hadley Centre HadCM3 model.

CLAES Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES L3)    disk 
Start date: 21-oct-1991   End date: 05-may-1993
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An instrument on board the UARS satellite which measured global temperature, pressure, O3, H2O, CH4, N2O, NO, NO2, N2O5, HNO3, ClONO2, CFCl3, CF2Cl2 and aerosol extinction. Data are level 3A product (gridded in time and latitude along the satellite track) between 80°N - 80°S, 10-60 Km, October 1991 - May 1993. Data are version 8. This dataset is public.

cryostat CRYOspheric STudies of Atmospheric Trends    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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The CRYOspheric STudies of Atmospheric Trends in stratospherically and radiatively important gases (CRYOSTAT) will undertake the first combined measurements of virtually all significant Greenhouse gases (GHGs). GHGs (other than water vapour), ozone-depleting substances (ODSs), and related trace gases in contiguous firn and ice profiles, spanning as much as 200 years, from both the northern and southern polar ice caps.
CRYOSTAT is an evolution of the FIRETRACC/100 project, the data from which is also held at BADC.

cwvc CWVC - Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1999   End date: Not defined
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The Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate programme is a five-year NERC directed mode research programme. Its overall aim is to improve our understanding of the physical processes responsible for the distribution of humidity and clouds, and their influences on climate. One CWVC project, namely "The Microphysical and Radiative Properties of Mixed Phase Clouds", is based on an airborne campaign using the FAAM aircraft.

dabex Dust and Biomass EXperiment (DABEX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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The DABEX experiment, based in Niamey, Niger, will investigate the radiative effect of dust and biomass aerosols emitted from the Sahara/Sahelian regions. The interaction of dust and biomass over this region has not yet been well-established. Flights of the FAAM BAE-146 in conjunction with surface based sun-photometers will determine the accuracy of the retrieval algorithms in terms of the aerosol optical depth, size distribution, and refractive indices. The GERB and SEVERI instruments onboard the geostationary MSG satellite platform will also be used to monitoring the evolution of the dust and biomass plumes.

ERBE Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)    disk 
Start date: 01-nov-1984   End date: 28-feb-1990
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The ERBE instrument aboard ERBS, launched from the Space Shuttle Challenger in October 1984 (STS-41G), had the main aim to provide accurate measurements of incoming solar energy and shortwave and longwave radiation reflected or emitted from the Earth back into space. This CD-ROM contains data and colour images from scanning radiometers on the three ERBE satellites and for combined satellite cases. The CD-ROM is written using the ISO-9660 standard. Monthly average values are included for the time periods during which the scanners were operational. This dataset is public.

ECMWF ERA-15 ECMWF 15-year re-analysis data (ERA-15)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1979   End date: 28-feb-1994
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Global analyses from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-15 Re-analysis project. The ERA-15 project produced a long time-series (January 1979 - February 1994) of consistent meteorological analyses using a single version of the ECMWF model. Data held at the BADC include both initialised and uninitialised T106 spectral upper air data (approximately 1° resolution) on model levels and standard pressure levels. Corresponding surface parameters are held on a reduced gaussian N80 grid. Regular 2.5° x 2.5° gridded data is also stored on standard pressure levels and at the surface.

ECMWF ERA-40 ECMWF 40-year re-analysis data (ERA-40)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-nov-1957   End date: 31-dec-2001
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Global analyses from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) 40-year Re-analysis project (ERA-40). This project is currently producing a long time-series of consistent meteorological analyses using a single version of the ECMWF model. Data held at the BADC will include both T159 spectral upper air data on model levels and standard pressure levels plus gaussian (N80) gridded surface data for the period 1957 - 2001. The data will also be available on a regular grid for both the surface and upper air data.

ECMWF Operational Analyses ECMWF Operational Analyses    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-mar-1994   End date: Not defined
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Global analyses from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) from 1994 - present. This dataset follows on from the ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-15 and ERA-40) datasets with the same parameters at identical resolutions. Data is available in a number of resolutions and vertical level types. Some Monthly means and Seasonal Forecast data (1987-present) is also available.

ECMWF Trajectories ECMWF Trajectories    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1989   End date: Not defined
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5 day back trajectories run routinely at ECMWF from 1992 onwards. Includes global multi-level trajectories, 3 lat-long launch grids covering the UK, the mid-Atlantic storm track region and the eastern USA, plus back trajectories form field campaign instrument sites. A Trajectory Web service is also available. This service allows you to run and plot your own trajectories.

EAAM Effective Atmospheric Angular Momentum (EAAM)    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1979   End date: 31-jan-1997
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Data from the Met Office and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) models. Data are 3 angular momentum components of the mass and wind terms at 12 or 24 hourly intervals. ECMWF data available 1979-93. Met Office data available 1983-present. This dataset is public.

gomos Envisat - Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars (GOMOS)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-2003   End date: Not defined
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Data from the GOMOS instrument on board the Envisat satellite.

meris Envisat - Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) - Reduced Resolution    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jul-2004   End date: Not defined
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Data from the MERIS instrument on board the ESA Envisat satellite. MERIS is a 68.5 deg field-of-view nadir-pointing imaging spectrometer which measures the solar radiation reflected by the Earth, in 15 spectral bands (visible and near-infrared). The data archived at NEODC is the reduced resolution version (1.04 km x 1.16 km). The dataset includes L1B (radiances) and L2 (retrieved quantities) products.

mipas Envisat - Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 22-jul-2002   End date: Not defined
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Data from the MIPAS instrument on board the ESA Envisat satellite. MIPAS is a Fourier transform spectrometer for the measurement of high-resolution gaseous emission spectra at the Earth's limb. It operates in the near- to mid-infrared. The data include L1B (emission spectra) and L2 (retrieved quantities) products.

sciamachy Envisat - Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-feb-2004   End date: Not defined
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Data from the SCIAMACHY instrument on board the ESA Envisat satellite. SCIAMACHY measures transmitted, backscattered and reflected radiances from the atmosphere at high resolution (240 to 1700 nm, 2 microns and 2.4 microns). The dataset archived at the NEODC includes the L1b product (radiances) in its near real time version as well as NRT, consolidated and reprocessed L2 data (trace gases).

eaquate European AQUA Thermodynamic Experiment (EAQUATE)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 14-sep-2004   End date: 18-sep-2004
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A study of the atmosphere, the land surface and the ocean surface by means of a range of airborne high resolution souders, in conjunction with observations from the Aqua and Aura satellites. The EAQUATE archive held at the BADC includes data collected aboard the FAAM Bae 146 aircraft based at Cranfield, UK, during four flights in September 2004.

EASOE European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment (EASOE)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 15-nov-1991   End date: 30-apr-1992
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An EC measurement campaign undertaken in the Northern Hemisphere winter of 1991-92 to study ozone chemistry and dynamics. Contains measurements of chemical constituents and meteorological parameters from European ground stations and balloon and aircraft flights. Includes data from the ground-based ozone monitoring network and from the TOMS and TOVS satellite instruments. This dataset is public.

European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport (EXPORT)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-aug-2000   End date: 31-aug-2000
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The primary objective of EXPORT is to characterise and quantify the photochemical air pollution both forming over Europe and being exported eastwards from Europe. The data held at BADC was collected during a co-ordinated 3 aircraft flying campaign in August 2000 based at Oberpfaffenhofen in Southern Germany. Measurements were made of many photochemical parameters including ozone, its precursors, other oxidants and both gas phase and particulate tracers in the air over Europe and that being transported eastwards out of Europe.

ESA Water Vapour European Space Agency -"Measurement of H2O Absorption Cross-Sections"    disk 
Start date: 01-apr-1999   End date: 31-aug-2000
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This data set is the main result of an ESA-funded study entitled 'Measurement of H2O Absorption Cross-Sections for the Exploitation of GOME'. The GOME instruments are downward-viewing satellite-borne spectrometers. Vertical profiles of atmospheric chemical species (in particular ozone) can be determined from the observations. Water vapour is of particular significance because it dominates the energy balance of the atmosphere. Also the spectrum of water vapour must be adequately understood and accounted for when deriving the concentration or distribution of trace atmospheric species. This dataset is public.

faam Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 09-mar-2004   End date: Not defined
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The FAAM is a large atmospheric research BAE-146 aircraft, run jointly by the NERC and the UK Met Office. It has been in operation since March 2004 and is at the scientists' disposal through a scheme of project selection. The FAAM archive includes core data, provided by the FAAM as a support to all flight campaigns, and non-core data, the nature of which depends on the scientific goal of the campaign. Apart from some exceptions, access to processed core data is public but requires application (application is granted automatically after agreement with the FAAM Conditions of Use). Access to non-core data is ruled by the relevant protocols in force.

FIRETRACC/100 Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change over 100 yrs    disk 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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The FIRETRACC project aims are to determine the history of numerous trace gases of both human (pollution) and natural origin over the 20th century in the global atmosphere. This has been achieved by pumping old air out of deep unconsolidated snow (known as firn) that accumulates to depths of around 50 to 100 m on the polar ice caps of both hemispheres. The resulting firn air samples from the Arctic and Antarctic were returned to Europe and the US for multiple gas and isotope analysis in a number of research laboratories. The firn air samples have been analysed for well over eighty separate trace gases (halocarbons, non-methane hydrocarbons, alkyl nitrates, sulphur species, etc.), and thirteen different isotopic measurements of CO2, CH4, CO and permanent gases (O2, N2, Ar, Kr). These are the most comprehensive measurements of past atmospheric composition made to date.

fluxex Flux Experiment (FLUXEX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 19-jul-2005   End date: Not defined
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An experiment to establish the fluxes of many ozone depleting gases (CFCs, HCFCs, halons) and greenhouse gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF6) from the UK. Its aim is to assess regional emission inventories of these gases. Attempts will also be made to measure for the first time "new" ozone depleting gases, such as n-propyl bromide and hexachlorobutadiene, and to estimate UK emissions. The FAAM aircraft, fitted with air sampling bottles, is flown in the boundary layer upwind and downwind of the UK. The airborne campaign is taking place in the Summer of 2005.

GERB Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment    Restricted dataset remote 
Start date: 12-dec-2002   End date: Not defined
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The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument makes accurate measurements of the Earth Radiation Budget. It is specifically designed to be mounted on a geostationary satellite and is carried onboard the Meteosat Second Generation satellite operated by EUMETSAT. It has been produced by a European consortium led by the UK together with Belgium, Italy, and EUMETSAT, with funding from national agencies. The first GERB instrument, GERB-2, was onboard Meteosat Second Generation satellite, MSG-1, and began transmitting data on 12th December 2002. GERB-1 was launched onboard MSG-2 on 21st December 2005 and is now operational. Future GERB sensors units are planned for MSG-3 and MSG-4.

GOSTAplus CD-ROM Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas Plus (GOSTAplus)    Restricted dataset cdrom 
Start date: 01-jan-1851   End date: 31-dec-1995
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Measurements of sea surface temperature (SST) and related parameters, climatologies and anomalies, Night Marine air temperature and Sea Ice coverage spanning the period 1851-1995. Dataset includes gridded, global SSTs from 1951-1990 and Sea Ice coverage from 1903 to 1994. The data are provided by the Met Office. Updated version of some data also available on request.

GOME Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 24-mar-1998   End date: 15-mar-1999
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Ozone profiles derived by the remote sensing group at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory from radiances measured by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME). The dataset also includes total column ozone, column BrO, and column NO2. Cloud heights derived from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) are included to aid interpretation of the ozone profiles.

grape Global Retrieval of ATSR Cloud Parameters and Evaluation (GRAPE)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1995   End date: 31-dec-2001
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The aim of the GRAPE project is to produce a global cloud and aerosol dataset using a state-of-the-art physical retrieval of the entire duration of the Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) mission (aboard ERS-2). This dataset will be compared and contrasted with existing climatologies (based on different instruments and very different retrieval algorithms). The GRAPE project is funded through the Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate (CWVC) Programme, a five-year NERC directed research programme.

GEDEX Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment (GEDEX)    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1738   End date: 31-mar-1992
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Collection of 60+ global climate change datasets assembled on a NASA CD-ROM. Data include surface, upper air and satellite measurements of temperature, solar irradiance, clouds, greenhouse gases, fluxes, albedos, ozone and water vapour plus Southern Oscillation indices and QBO statistics. Specific datasets include ERBE, AVHRR, SAGE, TOVS, VISSR and ISCCP. Resolution and timespan varies with dataset. This dataset is public.

hadcm3con HadCM3 Control Run Model Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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HALOEL2 Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE L2 Version 19)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 11-oct-1991   End date: Not defined
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Instrument on board the UARS satellite which used solar occultation technique to measure global stratospheric and mesospheric profiles of pressure, temperature, O3, HCl, HF, CH4, H2O, NO, NO2 and aerosol extinction. Approx. 30 sunset and sunrise profiles per day between 80°S and 80°N. October 1991 - present. Data are level 2 products i.e. profiles at actual measurement location and not interpolated in horizontal. Data are version 19. Access permission required so that PI can monitor usage of data.

HALOEL3 Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE L3A Version 19)    disk 
Start date: 11-oct-1991   End date: 21-dec-2000
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The HALOE level 3A version 19 data cover the time period from 11th October 1991 through 21st December 2000. The HALOE level 3A data are vertical profiles of methane (CH4), hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen fluoride (HF), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), water vapor (H2O), ozone (O3), temperature (TEMP), and aerosol extinction (AEXTCH4, AEXTHCL, AEXTHF and AEXTNO). This dataset is public.

higem HiGEM - High Resolution Global Environmental Modelling    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-2004   End date: Not defined
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HiGEM is a NERC - Met Office consortium developing a high resolution earth system model.

hirdls High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-2004   End date: Not defined
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HIRDLS is an infrared limb-scanning radiometer designed to sound the upper troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere to determine temperature; the concentrations of O3, H2O, CH4, N2O, NO2, HNO3, N2O5, ClONO2, CFCl2, CFCl3, and aerosols; and the locations of polar stratospheric clouds and cloud tops. HIRDLS will fly on the Aura mission, part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS).

HYREX Hydrological Radar Experiment (HYREX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-may-1993   End date: 30-apr-2000
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HYREX was a NERC special topic running from May 1993 to April 1997. Field experiments with an emphasis on radar, plus related interpretation and modelling, were carried out to investigate the short term forecasting and hydrological implications of precipitation. A special purpose-built dense rainguage network was established in Somerset as part of the project. Rainguage, radar and related meteorological data plus forecast data from the Met Office Unified Model are available through BADC.

icepic Ice and Precipitation Initiation in Cumulus (ICEPIC)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 29-jun-2008   End date: Not defined
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A research project to understand and quantify the formation and growth of ice particles in cumulus congestus clouds by combining airborne measurements in cumulus congestus clouds with Doppler radar measurements. The FAAM aircraft will be flown through cumulus clouds in the vicinity of the dual-polarisation Doppler radar at Chilbolton (Spring 2005).

nu-wave Ice Nuclearisation in Wave Clouds (NU-WAVE)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 17-nov-2004   End date: 24-nov-2004
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Data from a Met Office project to study ice crystal nucleation in orographic wave clouds. It is based on a 2-flight campaign (November 2004) on board the FAAM aircraft.

Improved Air Quality Forecasting (ISB52)    disk 
Start date: 01-mar-2003   End date: 31-dec-2003
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The aim of the project was to develop a better understanding of air flow within the atmospheric boundary layer by gathering 3-dimensional air flow information using two identical Doppler lidars. The project compared parameters derived from the dual Doppler lidar measurements with inputs used in the UK Met Office air quality forecasting model. Field experiments were undertaken in March 2003 at Malvern and in July 2003 at RAF Northolt, West London, UK.

ISAMSL2 Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (ISAMS L2)    disk 
Start date: 28-sep-1991   End date: 29-jul-1992
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Instrument on board the UARS satellite which measured global stratospheric and mesospheric temperature, CO, H2O, CH4, O3, HNO3, N2O5, NO2, N2O and aerosol extinction. Gridded, global measurements between 80°S and 80°N, October 1991 - July 1992. Data include level 2 product (profiles at actual measurement locations). Data are version 9/10.

ISAMS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (ISAMS L3)    disk 
Start date: 28-sep-1991   End date: 29-jul-1992
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Instrument on board the UARS satellite which measured global stratospheric and mesospheric temperature, CO, H2O, CH4, O3, HNO3, N2O5, NO2, N2O and aerosol extinction. Gridded, global measurements between 80°S and 80°N, October 1991 - July 1992. Data include level 3A product (gridded in time or latitude along the satellite track). Data are version 9/10. ISAMS level 3 is public.

ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP)    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1983   End date: 30-sep-2001
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The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project collected data from a suite of weather satellites operated by several nations. The resulting datasets and analysis products are being used to improve understanding and modelling of the role of clouds in climate, with primary focus being the elucidation of the effects of clouds on the radiation balance. BADC has some data and data are available from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The data are public.

isccp_d1 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project D1 dataset    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1983   End date: 31-dec-1999
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Global three-hourly cloud products as produced for the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. The data on are the ISCCP Stage D1 data (ISCCP-D1), at 280 km spatial resolution. There are 202 variables contained within the dataset, which is at three-hourly temporal resolution. The data available at the time of publication begin in July 1983 and extend through to December 1999. This dataset is public.

isccp_d2 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project D2 dataset    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1983   End date: 31-dec-1999
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Global monthly cloud products as produced for the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. The data on are the ISCCP Stage D2 data (ISCCP-D2), at 280 km spatial resolution. There are 130 variables contained within the dataset, which has both monthly means as well as means for three hourly time intervals. The data available at the time of publication begin in July 1983 and extend through to December 1999. This dataset is public.

ISCCPD-C2 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project Data - C2 (ISCCPD-C2)    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1983   End date: 31-dec-1990
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Global monthly cloud products as produced for the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. The data on this CD-ROM are the ISCCP Stage C2 data (ISCCP-C2), at 280 km spatial resolution. There are 72 variables contained within the dataset, which are available at monthly and three-hourly monthly resolution. The data available at the time of publication begin in July 1983 and extend through December 1990. This dataset is public.

ISLSCP International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP)    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1987   End date: 31-dec-1988
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This CD-ROM set contains the Initiative I data collection. The datasets on this CD set cover four areas (land cover, hydrometeorology, radiation, and soils), span the 24 month period, 1987-1988, and all but one are mapped to a common spatial resolution and grid (1° x 1°). Temporal resolution for most datasets is monthly; however, a few are at a finer resolution (e.g., 6-hourly). The data within the four areas are organized into five groups on this CD set: vegetation, Hydrology and Soils, Snow, Ice and Oceans, Radiation and Clouds, and Near-Surface Meteorology. This dataset is public.

itop-uk International Transport of Ozone and Precursors (ITOP)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 12-jul-2004   End date: 03-aug-2004
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Study of intercontinental transport of air pollutants by means of coordinated flights over the East coast of North America, the Azores and the West coast of Europe. ITOP is a component of ICARTT, an international initiative which coordinates the efforts of various American and European groups who have developed plans for field campaigns in the summer of 2004, with the aim of improving our understanding of the factors determining air quality over the two continents and over remote regions of the North Atlantic. The British contribution to ITOP is funded by NERC through the UTLS-Ozone Directed Research Programme. The ITOP-UK dataset includes forecast trajectories and other products to support ICARTT flight plans of the Summer 2004 (computed using ECMWF wind fields) and data collected aboard the FAAM Bae-146 aircraft in July and August 2004.

IUPAC IUPAC Evaluated Gas Kinetic and Photochemical Data    remote 
Start date: Not defined   End date: Not defined
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This dataset, held at the Centre for Atmospheric Science in Cambridge, is a compiled list of current up-to-date evaluated atmospheric gas kinetic rates recommended by the IUPAC Subcommittee on Gas Kinetic Data Evaluation.

JET2000 JET2000    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 25-aug-2000   End date: 30-aug-2000
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The African Easterly Jet (AEJ) is part of a climatic system which is of critical importance to African and global weather and climate, but is poorly observed and not well represented in model analyses. The Met Office Met Research flight (MRF) aircraft performed four flights, involving transects along and across the jet and the baroclinic zone, to make observations of unprecedented resolution for this part of the world. 110 dropsondes were dropped along the fight path.

LIMS Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS)    disk 
Start date: 25-oct-1978   End date: 29-may-1979
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Infrared radiances from the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument, mounted on the Nimbus-7 satellite, were stored on a Radiance Archive Tape (RAT). RAT data was used to derive a series of products, two of which are held here. Firstly, the LIMS Inverted Profile Archival Tape (LAIPAT). This dataset contains radiances (from RAT), which are used to derive daily inverted profiles of temperature, and mixing ratios, water vapour, nitric acid, and nitrogen dioxide. Profiles are geolocated. Secondly, the LIMS Map Archival Tape (LAMAT). This dataset is processed to create daily maps in the form of Fourier coefficients for each parameter at 18 pressure levels (from 0.05 to 100 mbar). Data are organised into 38 4° latitude bands. Data for the daily maps are interpolated to the two synoptic time (0000 GMT for night and 1200 GMT for day). Also included is the day/night combined (averaged) data. This dataset is public.

LINK LINK Climate Impact Project    Restricted dataset disk 
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It is the aim of this section of the Climate Impacts LINK Project to provide a reference point as to how the results of the Hadley Centre's climate change experiments are being used in climate change research. The Climate Impacts LINK Project has disseminated the results of the Hadley Centre' s climate change experiments to scientists all over the world for use whole range of climate change research projects.

cardington Met Office - Cardington Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 28-may-2004   End date: 28-feb-2006
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The research group at Cardington study boundary-layer meteorology and surface processes to help with the development of numerical weather prediction methods. The effectiveness of these methods is critically dependent on access to and analysis of high-quality observational data sets. These are used in a number of ways including the development of physical parameterisation schemes. The dataset contains recorded surface measurements timed at 1, 10 and 30 minute intervals.

Met Office - European synoptic stations data Met Office - European Synoptic stations data (1990 - 1996)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1990   End date: 31-dec-1996
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Hourly Surface data from 141 European stations. Parameters include temperature, wind, rainfall, cloud cover etc.

Met Office - GISST Met Office - GISST/MOHMATN4/MOHSST6 - Global Ice coverage and SST (1856-Present)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1856   End date: Not defined
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Measurements of sea surface temperature (SST) and also global sea ice coverage (GICE2.3b). Dataset include monthly mean gridded, global SSTs from 1870 to February 2003 and Sea Ice coverage from 1870 to February 2003. This dataset is an updated version of GISST2.2 available on the GOSTAplus CD-Rom. Also included in this dataset are The MOHMATN4 and MOHSST6 datasets. MOHMATN4 is of monthly night marine air temperature anomalies, and the MOHSST6 dataset is of monthly SST anomalies. MOHMATN4 and MOHSST6 are both represented on 5° grids from 1856-Present. Relative climatological datasets for 1961-1990 are also included. The data are provided by the Met Office.

Met Office - GMSLP Met Office - Global Mean Sea-Level Pressure datasets    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1871   End date: 31-dec-1998
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The GMSLP is a fully global mean sea-level pressure (GMSLP) dataset, developed in collaboration with CSIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research for Australia), Australia and NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), New Zealand. It is an historical, 5° x 5° gridded monthly dataset covering the period 1871-1994. The Met Office Hadley Centre recently produced the HadSLP1 dataset which replaces the Global Mean Sea Level Pressure (GMSLP) data sets, and is a unique combination of monthly globally-complete fields of land and sea pressure observations a 5 degree latitude-longitude grid from 1871 to 1998.

Met Office - Global Radiosonde Data Met Office - Global Radiosonde Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1990   End date: Not defined
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Standard resolution radiosonde data from worldwide upper air stations over the period 1997 - present (Some European stations are available from 1990). The data consists of vertical profiles oftemperature, dew-point temperature, wind speed and wind direction from the surface to approximately 20-30 km. Data is reported up to four times daily. This data is provided by the Met Office.

Met Office - HadRT Met Office - Global Radiosonde Gridded Temperature Anomalies    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1958   End date: 31-jul-2004
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The HADRT data are global radiosonde gridded temperature anomalies at standard levels in the troposphere and in the lower stratosphere from 1958 to July 2004. The data are degree Celcius anomalies from 1970-1990 means. Anomalies are calculated for each of about 200 sonde stations worldwide and grid values derived from these.

Met Office - HadAT Met Office - Globally gridded radiosonde temperature anomalies (1958 to 2005)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1958   End date: 31-may-2005
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The HadAT data are global radiosonde gridded temperature anomalies at standard levels in the troposphere and in the lower stratosphere from 1958 to present. This dataset supersedes the HadRT dataset. All values are anomalies relative to the monthly 1966-95 climatology.

Met Office - HadISST Met Office - HadISST 1.1 - Global sea-Ice coverage and SST (1870-Present)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1870   End date: Not defined
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Measurements of sea surface temperature (SST) and also global sea ice coverage (HadISST1.1). Dataset include monthly mean gridded, global SSTs from 1870 to present and Sea Ice coverage from 1870 to present. This is a new data product replacing the GISST/GICE data sets ended in February 2003. The data are provided by the Hadley centre (Met Office).

Met Office - CET Met Office - Historical Central England Temperature Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1659   End date: Not defined
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The longest available instrumental record of temperature in the world is now available at the BADC. The monthly series of temperature begins in 1659 and the daily data starts in 1772. These historical temperature series are representative of the Midlands region in England, UK. The data set is compiled by the Met Office .

Met Office - Land Surface Stations Data Met Office - Land Surface Stations data (1900-2000)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1900   End date: 31-jul-1999
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Land surface observations data from the Met Office station network. Data are available for the period 1900 to 1999 for daily measurements. Hourly observations are for now available back to January 1985. The dataset comprises daily and hourly weather measurements, hourly wind parameters, max and min air temperatures, soil temperatures, sunshine duration and radiation measurements and hourly and daily rain measurements.

This dataset has been superseded by the new MIDAS Land Surface Stations data (1853-current). It has been retained for reference purposes. Users with access to the MIDAS Land surface stations dataset automatically have access to this dataset as well.

Met Office - MIDAS Land Surface Stations data Met Office - MIDAS Land Surface Stations data (1853-current)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1853   End date: Not defined
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Land surface observations data from the Met Office station network as stored in the Met Office MIDAS database. Data are available for the period 1853 to present. The dataset comprises daily and hourly weather measurements, hourly wind parameters, max and min air temperatures, soil temperatures, sunshine duration and radiation measurements and daily, hourly and sub-hourly rain measurements.

ukmo-charts Met Office - MSLP Charts    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 07-jun-1999   End date: Not defined
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UK Met Office charts analyses pertaining to Mean Surface Level Pressure and 24 hour Weather Frontal Forecasting for the UK and Western Europe. The charts cover a period from 1999 to the present.

Met Office - NH Geopotential Height Met Office - Northern Hemisphere Geopotential Height (1945-2004)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1945   End date: 31-dec-2004
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This dataset holds Northern Hemisphere (north of 15°N) daily and monthly series of 500 hPa geopotential height fields and also daily and monthly series of 1000-500 hPa thickness fields. The data is available for the period 1945 to present. The data is supplied by the Met Office, Hadley Centre.

MSLP Met Office - Northern Hemisphere Mean Sea Level Pressure fields (1873-2004)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1873   End date: 31-dec-2004
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This dataset holds Northern Hemisphere (north of 15°N) daily and monthly series of Mean Sea Level Pressure fields. The data is available for the period 1873 to present. The data is supplied by the Met Office, Hadley Centre.

nimrod Met Office - Rain radar products (NIMROD)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 05-sep-2002   End date: Not defined
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Nimrod is a fully automated system for weather analysis and nowcasting based around a network of C-band rainfall radars. It provides fine-resolution analyses and six-hour forecasts. The BADC holds the analyses as a time resolution of 15 minutes. Nimrod delivers routine predictions of: Rainfall rate, Rain accumulation, Precipitation type, Snow probability, Cloud, Visibility and Wind gust speeds. Data are available from late 2002. Efforts to obtain older data will be made later.

Met Office - Assim Met Office - Stratospheric Assimilated Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 17-oct-1991   End date: Not defined
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Sets of global meteorological analyses comprising 3-dimensional fields of temperature, geopotential height and wind components at 2.5 x 3.75 degree resolution from the ground to 0.3 hPa. Data were originally produced by the Met office primarily to provide independent correlative data for instruments on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) and are generated using data from operational meteorological observations. Timespan of dataset is October 1991 - present day. Software provided for deriving potential vorticity. CD-ROM set available containing whole dataset. GIF plot files of temperature, geopotential height and PV on standard levels also available. Access permission required so that PI can monitor usage of data.

Met Office - TOVS Stratospheric Analyses Met Office - TOVS Stratospheric Analyses    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-dec-1978   End date: 30-jun-1998
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Sets of global objective analyses produced by the Met Office from the three instruments (MSU, SSU, HIRS) which together form the Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Daily radiance and geopotential height data are available on a 5 degree latitude / longitude global grid from December 1978 to April 1997. Software is provided to derive potential vorticity. Access permission required so that PI can monitor usage of data.

Met Office - UK High Resolution Radiosonde Data Met Office - UK High Resolution Radiosonde Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-apr-1990   End date: Not defined
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High resolution radiosonde data from UK stations. The data consists of vertical profiles of pressure, temperature, relative humidity, humidity mixing ratio, sonde position, wind speed and wind direction. Measurements are taken at 2 second intervals and the ascents extend to heights of approximately 20-30 km. Data from Aberporth is available from April 1990 - April 2000. Data from other UK stations is starting to arrive. Generally there are 4 ascents per day from each station. The archive will have around 10 stations with data from the 1990's.

Met Office -Operational  NWP Data Products Met Office -Operational NWP Data Products (UM)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-may-2004   End date: Not defined
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Operational NWP output from the Met Office Unified Model. These data are from both the Global and the Mesoscale Model part of the model. The Mesoscale model runs on a grid centred around the UK. Analyses and intermediate forecast steps are stored to give a time resolution of 6 hours for the global and 3 hours for the mesoscale. An ancillary file generation service is also available.

hadgem1-ctl Met Office HadGEM1 control integration    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 12-jan-1869   End date: Not defined
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HadGEM1 is the first global earth sysmem model from the Met Office Hadley Centre. This dataset is the control integration which has been run with preindustrial levels of CO2 and other radiative forcings.

Met Office - Met. Research Flight Met Office Met. Research Flight C-130 data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 17-may-1993   End date: 09-jul-1999
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The Met. Research Flight (MRF) is a Met Office facility, which flies a well instrumented C-130 Hercules aircraft for research purposes. The BADC holds data collected by the C-130 during NERC funded flights, such as those made during ACSOE and UTLS. The basic set of measurement include ozone, nitrogen oxides, water vapour, aerosols, wind, position and temperature. These are often supplemented by project specific measurements.

Met Office - Wind Profiler Data Met Office Wind Profiler data (1998-onwards)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 25-nov-1998   End date: Not defined
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Wind profiler data is provided from three UK Met Office wind profiler instruments from the period of 1998 onwards. The profilers were located at the sites Camborne (Cornwall), Dunkeswell (Devon) and Wattisham (Suffolk).

METEOSAT Meteosat Images of Europe    disk 
Start date: 11-nov-1999   End date: 16-jun-2006
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Visible and infra-red images of the North Atlantic Ocean, Europe and North Africa from the Meteosat geostationary satellite. Images are archived from 11th November 1999. These images are public.

msg Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 14-feb-2004   End date: Not defined
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Images and LRIT data from Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite's SEVIRI instrument.

micromix MICROwave investigation of MIXed phase cloud (MICROMIX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-nov-2005   End date: 31-dec-2005
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The purpose of MICROMIX was to test and improve the representation of mixed phase clouds in radiative transfer models. The FAAM BAE-146 aircraft was flown in conjunction with the Chilbolton radar facility and AMSU overpasses in order to characterise the in-situ microphysics, spatial variability of the microphysics and the radiative properties respectively. This activity was also a means of validating the microphysics retrievals that have been developed using the suite of remote sensing instrumentation at Chilbolton.

MLS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS L3)    disk 
Start date: 19-sep-1991   End date: 14-jun-1997
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Instrument on board the UARS satellite which measured global ClO, O3, H2O, temperature and SO2. Data are version 4 and public (gridded in time or latitude along the satellite track) between 80°S - 80°N, approximately 10-60 km in the vertical, from October 1991 to June 1997.

MLS prototype H<sub>2</sub>O Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) prototype H2O data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 18-sep-1991   End date: 13-apr-1993
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Prototype water vapour profiles from the MLS data, retrieved at the University of Edinburgh. Data generally cover wider altitude range than "official" MLS version 4 retrievals and are available at a higher vertical resolution. Coverage is from September 1991 to April 1993.

neon NEON Infra-Red Camera    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-2006   End date: Not defined
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This project is a trial to test the operation of the NEON Infra-Red camera mounted on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft. The camera is used to detect the contrast between a runway and surrounding grass areas.

rapid NERC Rapid Climate Change (RAPID)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 14-jul-2004   End date: Not defined
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Rapid Climate Change (RAPID) is a £20 million, six-year (2001- 2007) programme of the Natural Environment Research Council. The programme aims to improve our ability to quantify the probability and magnitude of future rapid change in climate, with a main (but not exclusive) focus on the role of the Atlantic Ocean's Thermohaline Circulation.

NDSC Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1991   End date: Not defined
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The Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) is a set of high quality, remote-sounding research stations for observing and understanding the physical and chemical state of the stratosphere. These stations, where ozone and key ozone-related parameters are measured, are complemented by both secondary stations and satellite measurements. The NDSC is a major component of the international upper atmosphere research effort and has been endorsed by national and international scientific agencies, including the International Ozone Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Following five years of planning, instrument design and implementation, the NDSC began network operations in January 1991.

namblex North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer EXperiment (NAMBLEX)    disk 
Start date: 24-jul-2002   End date: 03-sep-2002
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The North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (NAMBLEX) campaign was conducted at Mace Head in Ireland from 24 July 2002 to 3 September 2002. The data consists of chemical and meteorological atmospheric measurements, model data and trajectories from a number of instruments, including several from the Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurements (UFAM). The BADC is the primary archiving and distribution data centre for NAMBLEX.

polltrop Polluted Troposphere    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jun-2003   End date: Not defined
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This data set includes observation and model data from the six projects funded under the Polluted Troposphere NERC directed mode research programme, namely (a) Tropospheric Organic Chemistry Experiment (TORCH); (b) Cloud Processing of Regional Air Pollution Advecting over Land and Sea (CLOPAP); (c) Transport and Mixing in Fronts; (d) Ionisation as a Precursor to Aerosol Formation; (e) Advanced GC-MS Technology for Observing OVOCs and NMHCs in the Polluted Troposphere; (f) Aircraft Measurement of Chemical Processing and Export Fluxes of Pollutants over the UK (AMPEP). The AMPEP and CLOPAP projects are based on airborne campaigns using the FAAM aircraft.

Latest version of PUM Ported Unified Model (PUM) software from the Met Office    Restricted dataset cdrom disk 
Start date: 21-nov-2001   End date: Not defined
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This dataset contains the latest version of the Ported Unified Model Software (PUM) from the UK Met Office. This allows the Unified Model to be run on a user's own system. The archive may also contain community contributions associated with the PUM. An ancillary file generation service is also available.

pose Production of Ozone of South-east England (POSE)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-aug-2005   End date: 31-aug-2005
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This project will investigate the factors governing ozone chemistry during summer periods in the UK. In particular, the relative sources of ozone i.e general background, regionally produced products and local/in situ generation. Measurements will be made using the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft throughout the troposphere in the locality of the TORCH field campaign in Writtle, Essex to determine the influence of regional transport and local chemistry on ozone concentrations.

rico Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 05-jan-2005   End date: 28-jan-2005
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A US-led international project to study trade wind cumulus clouds in the Caribbean. The main objective is to characterise and understand the properties of trade wind cumulus at all scales, with particular emphasis on understanding the warm rain process and determining its importance. The field campaign took place near Antigua and Barbuda from the 17th of November 2004 to the 24th of January 2005. The UK participation to RICO involved ground-based measurements and the use of the FAAM aircraft based at Antigua, from the 5th to the 28th of January 2005.

MSF RAL Molecular Spectroscopy Facility (MSF)    Restricted dataset cdrom disk 
Start date: 11-jan-1995   End date: Not defined
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This data is held by the BADC for the NERC Molecular Spectroscopy Facility (MSF). MSF provides world-class scientific equipment and support for infrared (IR),visible, and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy. The MSF laboratories are used by many UK and international customers in a wide range of research and development programmes. The data are spectra of various atmospheric gases. The data are public.

ASSIMATMOS Reading Assimilated Atmospheric Satellite Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 06-apr-1997   End date: 30-apr-1997
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Analyses of stratospheric and tropospheric temperature, ozone and water vapour incorporating data from research satellites and operational observations, assimilated with the HADAM3 configuration of the Unified Model (UM). This data set includes 3-D global fields for selected periods of time in the 1990s and is produced as part of the "Assimilation of Remote-sensed Data for Applications in the Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences" (ARDAAOS) NERC thematic programme.

SLIMUTLS SLIMCAT Reference Atmosphere for UTLS-Ozone    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 12-jan-1997   End date: 18-dec-1997
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A set of example output from the SLIMCAT chemical transport model (CTM). It includes three-dimensional global fields of stratospheric and tropospheric chemical (and sometimes meteorological) variables as computed for twelve dates in 1997, near the middle of each month. Access to this data set is currently restricted to the participants to the UTLS-Ozone programme.

SOAPEX-2 Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry Experiment 2    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1999   End date: 28-feb-1999
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SOAPEX-2 is primarily an experiment to study atmospheric cleansing by free radicals in extremely clean and slightly perturbed tropospheric air and focuses on a field campaign carried out at Cape Grim, Tasmania in January-February 1999.

STEP Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP)    disk 
Start date: 08-jan-1987   End date: 19-feb-1987
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NASA/NOAA aircraft campaign based in Darwin, Australia in January and February 1987. Designed to investigate mechanisms of equatorial stratosphere-troposphere exchange. Measurements include trace gases and aerosol in cloud free and cloud dominated conditions. This dataset is public.

sage2 Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-oct-1984   End date: 31-jan-2005
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SAGE II is an instrument on board the ERBS satellite which used the solar occultation technique to measure global profiles of aerosol extinction, temperature, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and water vapour in the stratosphere and upper troposphere. Version 1 of the data set consists of monthly mean global image maps and associated gridded data for the period 1985-1993. Version 6.1 contains INDEX and SPEC files for the period October 1984 to July 2000. Version 6.2 is available for the period October 1984 to January 2005. Access to this dataset is partially restricted.

sage3 Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 27-feb-2002   End date: Not defined
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SAGE III was successfully launched onboard a Meteor-3M spacecraft on December 10, 2001. The satellite is in a sun-synchronous orbit with an ascending node time of about 9 AM. Routine measurement operations began in March 2002. The specific measurement objectives of SAGE III provide 1 km vertical resolution profiles of: aerosols and clouds at seven wavelengths from the mid-troposphere into the stratosphere and where appropriate, the mesosphere; O3 from the mid-troposphere to 85 km; H2O from the planetary boundary layer to 50 km; NO2 from the tropopause to 45 km; NO3 from 20 to 55 km; OClO from 15 to 25 km; and, O2 from the mid-troposphere to 70 km.

SAM II Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II (SAM II)    disk 
Start date: 01-oct-1978   End date: 31-jan-1993
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Instrument on board the NIMBUS 7 satellite which measured profiles of aerosol extinction (km-1) and extinction ratio. NMC temperatures, pressure and equivalent altitudes also provided. Daily data for sunsets and sunrises are available for a 14 year period 1978-93. SAM2 is a public dataset.

SPADE Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE)    disk 
Start date: 13-oct-1992   End date: 25-oct-1993
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Data from a NASA aircraft campaign based at NASA Ames during 1992 and 1993. Data include measurements of meteorological parameters, atmospheric composition, aerosol and cloud plus GOES imagery, TOMS column ozone and photochemical model data. This dataset is public.

solas Surface Ocean / Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 31-aug-2006   End date: Not defined
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The overall aim of SOLAS is to advance understanding of environmentally significant interactions between the atmosphere and ocean, focusing on material exchanges that involve ocean productivity, atmospheric composition and climate. The knowledge obtained will improve the predictability of climate change and give insights into the distribution and fate of persistent pollutants.

SRB Surface Radiation Budget (SRB)    disk 
Start date: 01-mar-1985   End date: 31-dec-1988
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The Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) dataset comprises estimates of surface downward and net irradiances, surface albedo, downward direct / diffuse ratio, surface cloud forcing, daylight cloud fraction. Data are derived from ISCCP and ERBE satellite projects. Various other radiation, cloud, meteorological and other diagnostic parameters are also provided. Data cover period March 1985 - December 1988. This dataset is public.

t-rex Terrain-induced Rotor EXperiment (T-REX)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-mar-2006   End date: Not defined
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This joint American/European project will use the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft to take measurements of strong gravity wave activity and associated rotor activity beneath the waves in the lee of the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. Motivated by aviation safety issues, the main objectives are to improve the understanding of the atmospheric conditions conducive to strong gravity wave activity, wave induced rotors and gravity wave breaking.

The Cambridge Chemical Assimilation Data The Cambridge Chemical Assimilation Data    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1990   End date: 31-dec-1999
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Chemical assimilation data from multiple sources. This data has been processed into a common file format making it easy to compare data from the various field campaigns and satellite missions.

MST Radar The NERC Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility at Aberystwyth    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 19-feb-1990   End date: Not defined
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Data from the instruments at the NERC MST Radar Facility near Aberystwyth in West Wales. The principal measurements made by the MST radar are of the three dimensional wind vector over the altitude range 2 - 20 km. Other instruments at the facility include one of the Met Office's boundary layer wind profilers and a NERC climate data logger for measuring surface meteorological parameters. High resolution radiosonde data are available from a site approximately 45 km to the south-west of the radar site.

PPSM The Polar Pathfinder Sampler: Combined AVHRR, SMMR-SSM/I and TOVS Time Series    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1988   End date: 31-dec-1989
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The Polar Pathfinder Sampler CD-ROM is an innovative assemblage of atmospheric and surface measurements from all three Pathfinders. Included is a two-year period of daily merged Pathfinder data sets at 100 km-resolution, placed in a multidimensional structure known as the "P-Cube." In addition, samples of full-resolution SSM/I, TOVS and AVHRR (both the 1.25 km and 5 km products) Polar Pathfinder data sets are included, also in EASE-Grid, making it easy to compare parameters at multiple resolutions. The new product provides data for a wide range of polar climate research applications, but is especially keyed to the needs of investigators dealing with large-scale atmospheric changes, surface heat and mass balance studies, and sea ice modelling. This dataset is public.

TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)    disk video 
Start date: 01-nov-1978   End date: 31-dec-2005
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Series of instruments on board the NASA NIMBUS 7, Meteor-3, Earth Probe and ADEOS satellites which measure column ozone. Gridded, global data available daily between November 1979 - December 1994 from NIMBUS and Meteor-3. Also available for this period are daily GIF files of hemispheric plots, video sequence of the GIFS showing the ozone hole development for educational purposes plus NASA CD-ROM of image data. Also available now are real-time data from the Earth-Probe and ADEOS satellites, launched in July and August 1996. These datasets are updated from NASA daily and public.

TOMS - CDs Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - CDs    disk 
Start date: 01-nov-1978   End date: 06-may-1993
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The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS). Total column ozone inferred from backscattered ultraviolet radiance, gridded daily for the entire globe. These CD-ROM's cover the operation of the TOMS instruments on the Meteor-3 and Nimbus-7 satellites. This dataset is public.

UGAMPO3 UGAMP Ozone Climatology    disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1985   End date: 31-dec-1989
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A 4-dimensional climatology of ozone monthly means, combining various satellite observations and ozone sonde data. The data are global and cover the Years 1985 to 1989. The data are public.

UJCC UK-Japan Climate Collaboration (UJCC)    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 11-aug-2006   End date: Not defined
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Earth-system modelling data from the UK-Japan Climate Collaboration (UJCC). The project is a joint project between the Hadley Centre (DEFRA) and the NCAS-CGAM (Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling) at the University of Reading. The UJCC data archived at the BADC is from the Nihon-UK Global Atmospheric Model (NUGAM). NUGAM is a version of HadGAM1a run at N216 resolution (0.83 x 0.56 degrees, corresponding to ~60 km in mid-latitudes).

ufam Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurement.    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-sep-2002   End date: Not defined
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The UFAM instruments have collected data during several measurement campaigns including NAMBLEX and the Polluted troposphere's TORCH project. This dataset contains other data collected by the UFAM instruments outside these programmes, in particular during the UFAM instrument intercomparison experiment.

URGENT Urban Regeneration and the Environment    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1997   End date: Not defined
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The URGENT thematic programme was set up to integrate urban ecological and environmental research. It gathers together research projects related to Soil, Water, Ecology and Air Sciences. Data issued by the latter are archived at BADC. These mainly include ground based measurements in the vicinity of urban areas but also observations from aircraft, lab measurements and model results. Recorded parameters include atmospheric chemicals and aerosols, photolysis rates and meteorological variables. The largest atmospheric science related project is the PUMA consortium, which also has links with many of the other "Air" projects.

UTLS-OZONE UTLS-OZONE    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1999   End date: Not defined
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UTLS-OZONE is a NERC directed mode programme funding projects to study the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. The particular emphasis is on the processes determining the distribution of ozone and any subsequent climate impacts. Two UTLS Ozone projects are based on airborne campaigns using the FAAM aircraft, namely ITOP-UK and CIRRUS.

VIRTEM VIRTEM Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling    Restricted dataset disk 
Start date: 01-jan-1999   End date: Not defined
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The new satellite instrument, IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer), is a moderate resolution (0.25cm-1) Fourier Transform spectrometer which is scheduled for flight in 2002 on the European METOP satellite. IASI is expected to deliver vertical profiles of temperature and humidity data with a resolution of 1km. VIRTEM is an EU project to validate the instrumentation and retrieval methods to be used on IASI. Data in this data set include both aircraft based and lab based spectroscopic measurements.

WLSTA World Land Surface Temperature Atlas (1992-1993)    disk 
Start date: 01-jul-1992   End date: 30-jun-1993
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This CD-ROM is produced by the European Space Agency (ESA) and contains land surface temperature demonstration products as estimated from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) series of polar orbiters. The data used are from the full resolution (1 km) composites (decade) data set processed in the framework of the "1 km AVHRR Global Land Data Set" collaborative project of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Centre (EDC), NOAA, NASA, ESA under the guidance of IGBP and CEOS. This CD-ROM contains excerpts from the full resolution land surface temperature (1 km pixel) data set over Europe, as well as so called world monthly "climatic values" (0.5 degree x 0.5 degree grid). The full processed data set runs from July 1992 to June 1993.

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