U.S. AFGWC Three-Dimensional Cloud Analyses for the Globe

The Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) automated cloud analysis program produced high-resolution three-dimensional analyses of clouds over the entire globe. Up to eight analyses were produced for each day.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1971-02-21T00:00:00Z
    End:  1979-07-31T21:00:00Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1971-02-21T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1979-07-31T21:00:00Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90
Bounding Box South Lat -90
Bounding Box West Long -180
Bounding Box East Long 180
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution 46000 m
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 6041 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Bob Dattore
Resource Support Email dattore@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
557th Weather Wing, U.S. Air Force, U. S. Department of Defense
Department of Meteorology, University of Utah
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1979-12-05
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/V5AV-0N56
Alternate Identifier d038000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-02T23:39:15Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d038000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 557th Weather Wing, U.S. Air Force, U. S. Department of Defense, Department of Meteorology, University of Utah. (1979). U.S. AFGWC Three-Dimensional Cloud Analyses for the Globe. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/V5AV-0N56. Accessed 08 October 2025.

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