Global Data Sets |
| Data Set Name |
Investigators |
Data Type/Format |
Period of Record |
| A Gridded Climatology of Clouds
over Land (1971-96) and Ocean (1954-97) from Surface Observations Worldwide (CDIAC NDP-026E) |
C.J. Hahn and S.G. Warren |
Grid box statistics; monthly, seasonal, and annual |
Land 1971-1996; Ocean 1954-1997 |
Cloud Climatology for Land Stations Worldwide, 1971-1996
(CDIAC NDP-026D) |
C.J. Hahn and S.G. Warren |
Station statistics; monthly, seasonal, and annual |
1971-1996 |
Extended Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports from Ships and Land Stations Over
the Globe, 1952-1996
(with Ship-data updated through 2008)
(CDIAC NDP-026C) |
C.J. Hahn and S.G. Warren |
Station synoptic observations |
Land 1971-1996; Ocean 1952-2008 |
Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports from Ships and
Land Stations Over the Globe, 1982-1991
(CDIAC NDP-026B) |
C.J. Hahn et al. |
Station synoptic observations |
Land and ocean; Dec 1981 - Nov 1991 |
|
Climatological Data For Clouds Over the Globe From Surface Observations, 1982-1991:
The Total Cloud Edition (CDIAC NDP-026A) |
C.J. Hahn et al. |
Grid box statistics; monthly, seasonal, and annual |
Land and ocean; Dec 1981 - Nov 1991 |
| Climatological Data for Clouds Over the Globe from Surface Observations (CDIAC-026) |
C.J. Hahn et al. |
Grid box statistics; monthly and seasonal |
Land 1971-1981; Ocean 1930-1981 |
Regional Data Sets |
| Data Set Name |
Investigators |
Data Type/Format |
Period of Record |
| Trends in Total Cloud Amount Over China |
D. Kaiser |
Station and regional; seasonal and annual trends in total cloud amount |
1951-1994 |
| Historical Sunshine and Cloud Data in the United States (CDIAC NDP-021) |
P.M. Steurer and T.R. Karl |
Station data; monthly means of total cloud amount |
Varies by station; as long as 1871-1987 |
| Six- and Three-Hourly Meteorological Observations from 223 Former U.S.S.R. Stations (CDIAC NDP-048) |
V. Razuvaev et al. |
Station data; 6- and 3-hourly estimates of low and total cloud amount |
Varies by station; through 2000 |
| Two Long-Term Instrumental Climatic Data Bases of the People's Republic of China (CDIAC NDP-039)
|
S. Tao et al. |
Station data; monthly means total cloud amount |
Varies by station; through 1993 |
