Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment
(TOGA COARE)
Data Users Guide

Version 2.0 (July 1997)

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TOGA COARE Data Access Policy

TOGA COARE Datasets

Aircraft Data
NOAA WP3D (US)
Mission Summaries (NOAA/AOML/HRD, USA)
Mission Summaries (U. of Washington, USA)
Flight-level Data (NOAA/NSSL, USA)
Slow-rate (1Hz) Data - Matlab format (U. of California, Irvine, USA)
High-rate Turbulence (Fast) Data (U. of California, Irvine, USA)
Microphysics Data (NOAA/AOML/HRD, USA)
General Radar Characteristics and Information (U. of Washington, USA)
Radar Composites and ZEBRA Satellite Imagery (NOAA/NSSL, USA)
Fifteen-minute LF Radar Reflectivity Composites (CRPE, France)
C-Band Scatterometer Data (U. of Massachussetts, USA)
Scanning Radar Altimeter Data (NOAA/ERL/WPL)
Dropsonde Data (NCAR, USA)
NCAR Electra (US)
Mission Summaries (U. of Washington, USA)
Aircraft Data (NCAR/ATD/RAF, USA)
Slow Data (low-level) (Scripps, USA)
Microphysics Data (NOAA/AOML/HRD, USA)
ELDORA Radar Data (NCAR/ATD/RSF, USA)
NASA DC-8 (US)
Operations Summary (NASA/Ames, USA)
Mission Summaries (Texas AM, USA)
Mission Summaries (U. of Washington, USA)
Aerosols (NASA/GSFC, USA)

AMMR - Airborne Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (NASA/GSFC, USA)
AMMS - Advanced Microwave Moisture Sounder (NASA/GSFC, USA)
ARMAR - Airborne Rain Mapping Radar (NASA/JPL, USA)
DADS - Data Acquisition/Navigation System (NASA/Ames, USA)
Dropsonde Data (NCAR, USA)
ESMR - Electronically Scanned Microwave Radiometer (Texas AM, USA)
LIP - Lightning Instrument Package (NASA/MSFC, USA)
MMP - Microphysical Measurement Package (NCAR/MMM, USA)
RAMS - Radiation Measurement System (Scripps, USA)
VIRL - Visible and Infrared Lidar (NASA/GSFC, USA)
NASA ER-2 (US)
Flight Summary (NASA/Ames, USA)
Mission Summaries (U. of Washington, USA)
AMPR - Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer (NASA/MSFC, USA)
CLS - Cloud Lidar System (NASA/GSFC, USA)
LIP- Lightning Instrument Package (NASA/MSFC, USA)
MAS - MODIS Airborne Simulator (NASA/GSFC, USA)
MIR - Milimeter Imaging Radiometer (NASA/GSFC)
Navigation Data (NASA/Ames, USA)
TSCD - Tilt Scan CCD Camera (NASA/GSFC, USA)
C130 (UK)
Flight Summary (Met Res Flights, UK)
Profile and Horizontal Runs (Met Res Flights, UK)
FIAMS EOS Cessna 340A (Australia)
Operations Summary (FIAMS, Australia)
Slow (in-situ) Data (FIAMS, Australia)
Ship Data
R/V Alis
Meteorological Data
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Towed ADCP Data (Hiroshima U., Japan)
Chemistry and Nutrients Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Publication
Cruise Report (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
R/V Franklin
Meteorological Data
Cloud Images (CSIRO, Australia)
High-resolution Surface Meteorological Data (CSIRO, Australia)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (CSIRO, Australia)
Thermosalinograph and Skin Radiometer Data (CSIRO, Australia)
Underwater Lightmeter and Current Meter Data (CSIRO, Australia)
ADCP Data (CSIRO, NOAA/SAC)
Seasoar Data (CSIRO, Australia)
Publication
Ship Report (CSIRO, Australia)
R/V Hakuho-maru
Meteorological Data
Routine Surface Meteorological Observations (U. of Tokyo, Okayama U., Japan)
Eddy Correlation Fluxes (Okayama U., Japan)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Upper-air Sounding Data (UCAR/JOSS, USA)
Aerosol Data (U. of Tokyo, Japan)
Aerosol Data (MRI, Japan)
Videosonde Images (Kyushu U., Japan)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (Hokkaido U., Japan)
Microstructure Profiler Data (Hokkaido U., Japan)
XBT Data (Hokkaido U.)
Chemistry Data (Hokkaido U., Japan)
pCO2, PCO2 Data (Okayama U., Japan)
Publications
Cruise Report (U. of Tokyo, Japan)
Ship Report (Japan)
R/V Kaiyo
Oceanographic Data
XBT Data (JAMSTEC, Japan)
RV Keifu-maru
Meteorological Data
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Data
Upper-air Sounding Data (UCAR/JOSS, USA)
(U. of Tokyo, Japan)
R/V Kexue #1
Meteorological Data
Flux Data (CAS, U. of California, Irvine, USA)
ISS Upper-Air Data (NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
SUDS-generated Skew-t Plots and Analysis Files (NCAR/ATD)
ISS Profiler and RASS Data (NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD)
ISS Surface Data (NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
ISS Surface Wind Data (NOAA/AL, USA)
Oceanographic Data
ADCP Data (CAS/PRC)
CTD Data (U. of Hawaii, USA; CAS, PRC)
Chemistry Data (CAS, PRC)
Surface Wave Data (CAS, PRC)
R/V Le Noroit
Meteorological Data
Sea Surface Meteorological Observations (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
Sea Surface Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
CTD Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
ADCP Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia; NODC/SAC, USA)
Seasoar Data (U. of Southampton, UK)
Free Rising Profiler Data (U. of Hawaii, USA)
Publications
Cruise and Data Report (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Ship Report (ORSTOM, New Caldedonia)
Small-Scale Measurements Data Catalog (U. of Hawaii, USA)
S/V Malaita
Meteorological Data
Cloud Images (CSIRO, Australia)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (NIWAR, New Zealand)
R/V Moana Wave
Meteorological Data
Flux Data (IOP) (NOAA/ERL, USA)
Surface Meteorological Observations (EMP) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
ISS Upper-Air Data (NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
SUDS-generated Skew-t Plots and Analysis Files (NCAR/ATD)
ISS Profiler Data (NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (IOP, legs 1, 3)(U. of Washington, USA)
CTD Data (IOP, leg 2) (OSU, USA)
CTD Data (EMP) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
ADCP Data (U. of Washington, NOAA/SAC, USA)
Oceanographic Data (leg 2) (OSU, USA)
Advanced Microstructure Profiler Data (leg 1) (U. of Washington, USA)
Bow Sensor Data (leg 3, EMP, EQ2, EQ3) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
Free-Rising Profiler Data (leg 3, EMP, EQ3) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
Thermosalinograph Data (EQ) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
XBT Data (EQ1) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
Publications
Microstructure Report (leg 2) (OSU, USA)
Shipboard Data Catalog (EMP) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
Small-Scale Measurements Data Catalog (U. of Hawaii, USA)
R/V Natsushima
Meteorological Data
Surface Meteorological Observations (MRI, JAMSTEC, Japan)
Shortwave Radiation Data (JAMSTEC, Japan)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Upper-air Sounding Data (UCAR/JOSS, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (JAMSTEC, Japan)
XBT Data (JAMSTEC, Japan)
R/V Onnuri
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (KORDI, S. Korea)
Publications
Ship Report (KORDI, S. Korea)
R/V Shiyan #3
Meteorological Data
Surface Meteorological Observations (SCSIO, PRC)
ISS Upper-Air Data (NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
SUDS-generated Skew-t Plots and Analysis Files (NCAR/ATD)
ISS Profiler and RASS Data (NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD)
ISS Surface Data (NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
ISS Surface Wind Data (NOAA/AL, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (SCSIO, PRC)
ADCP Data (NMDIS, PRC; NODC/SAC, USA)
Surface Wave Data (SCSIO, PRC)
Chlorophyll Data(SCSIO, PRC)
R/V Vickers
Meteorological Data
Surface Meteorological Data (CSU, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Upper-air Sounding Data (MPI, Germany; UCAR/JOSS, USA)
MIT Radar
SIGMET IRIS Raw Data (CSU, USA)
Reformatted Universal Format Radar Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Tape Catalogs (CSU, NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Tape Inventories (CSU, NASA/TRMM, USA)
Individual Base Scans and Color Video (CSU, USA)
Radar Rainfall Products (NASA/TRMM, USA)
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High-resolution Rainfall Data (Texas Tech, USA)
Radar Data Software (CSU, NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
Doppler Sonar Data (Scripps, USA)
CTD Data (Scripps, USA)
Ship Navigation Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Publications
Ship Report (leg 2)
Report: Navigational Uncertainties in the Shipboard Radar Data (Texas Tech)
R/V Wecoma
Meteorological Data
Cloud Images (CSIRO, Australia)
Surface Meteorological (MIDAS) Data (OSU, USA)
Surface Flux Data (OSU, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (leg 1, 3) (OSU, USA)
CTD Data (leg 2) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
ADCP Data (U. of Hawaii, NODC/SAC, USA)
Seasoar Data (OSU, USA)
Surface Velocity Product (U. of Hawaii, NOAA/PMEL/TAO, COAPS, NODC, NCAR, USA)
Thermosalinograph Data (SAIC, USA)
Publications
Seasoar Data Reports (OSU, USA)
Seasoar Inventory (legs 1 and 3) (OSU, USA)
R/V Xiangyanghong #5
Meteorological Data
Surface Meteorological Observations (SOA, PRC)
Radiation Data (SOA, PRC)
Sea Surface Gradient Measurements (SOA, PRC)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)

Upper-air Sounding Data (UCAR/JOSS, USA)
TOGA Radar Data
SIGMET IRIS Raw Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Reformatted and Corrected Universal Format Radar Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Tape Catalogs (CSU, NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Tape Inventory (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Radar Rainfall Products (NASA/TRMM, USA)
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Radar Data Software (CSU, NASA/TRMM, USA)
Oceanographic Data
CTD Data (SOA, PRC)
Surface CTD Data (SOA, PRC)
ADCP Data (NMDIS, PRC; NODC/SAC, USA)
Ship Navigation Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Publication
Cruise Summary (SOA, PRC)
Ship-of-Opportunity Program
Oceanographic Data
XBT Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Surface Temperature and Salinity Observations (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Publications
XBT Data Atlases (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
SST and SSS Data Reports (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
Mooring Data
IMET Mooring (1 45S 156E)
Surface Flux Data (WHOI, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Subsurface Data (WHOI, USA)
Surface Velocity Product (U. of Hawaii, NOAA/PMEL/TAO, COAPS, NODC, NCAR, USA)
Profiling Current Meter Mooring Data (1 44S 156 31E; 1 15S 156E)
Acoustic Mooring Data (1 30S 155 45E)
ATLAS and PROTEUS Mooring
TAO Data (NOAA/PMEL, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Inverted Echo Sounder Data (2S 156E) (NOAA/AOML, USA)
Inverted Echo Sounder Data (2S 156E, 2S 164.4E) (U. of Columbia, USA)
Bottom Pressure Recorder Data (2S 164.4E) (NOAA/PMEL, USA)
Seacat Temperature/Conductivity Data (ORSTOM, NOAA/PMEL, UH)
Seacat and MTR Data (2S 156E, 2S 164.4E) (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
ATLAS/Topex Poseidon Mooring Data Report (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
ATLAS Mooring Report(NCU, Taiwan)
ADCP Moorings
ADCP Mooring Data ( (0 147E; 0 154E; 2N 156E; and 2S 156E) (Tokai U., Japan)
ADCP Mooring Data (0 45'N 156E; 0 157 30'E) (U. of South Florida, USA)
ADCP Mooring Data Reports (0 45'N 156E; 0 157 30'E) (U. of South Florida, USA)
Drifter Data
Marisonde GT Drifter Data (IFREMER, France)
Bodega Drifter Data (ORSTOM, New Caledonia)
SVP Lagrangian Drifter Data (U. of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
MSA Toyocom Drifter Data (MSA, Japan)
Ground Station Data
Integrated Sounding Systems
Kapingamarangi
ISS Surface Data (NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
ISS Upper-Air Data(UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Archive of SUDS-generated Skew-t plots and analysis files (NCAR/ATD, USA)
ISS RASS and Wind Profiler Data(NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Disdrometer/Tipping Bucket Data(NASA/GSFC, USA)
Lightning Direction Finder Data (Texas AM, USA)
Kavieng
ISS Surface Data(NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
Upper-Air Data(UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Archive of SUDS-generated Skew-t plots and analysis files (NCAR/ATD, USA)
ISS RASS and Wind Profiler Data(NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
PROBE Surface Pyranometer and Pyrgeometer data (NREL, USA)
PROBE Solar Photometer Data (PSU, USA)
PROBE Microwave Radiometer Data(NOAA/WPL, USA)
PROBE Narrow Field-of-View Radiometer (NASA/Ames, USA)
PROBE Fourier Transform Infrared Sounder (FTIR) (NOAA/ETL, USA)
PROBE CSIRO LIDAR (CSIRO, Australia)
PROBE Whole Sky Images (UCSD, USA)
Lightning Direction Finder Data (Texas AM, USA)
Manus
ISS Surface Data (NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
ISS Upper-Air data (UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Archive of SUDS-generated Skew-t plots and analysis files (NCAR/ATD, USA)
ISS RASS and Wind Profiler Data(NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Optical Raingauge Data (NASA/TRMM, USA)
Rainfall Data (Hokkaido U., Japan)
SODAR and AWS Data (Seoul National Univ., South Korea)
Doppler Radar Data (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Nauru
ISS Surface Data (NCAR/ATD, FSU, USA)
ISS Upper-Air Data (UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Archive of SUDS-generated Skew-t plots and analysis files (NCAR/ATD, USA)
ISS RASS and Wind Profiler Data(NOAA/AL, NCAR/ATD, UCAR/OFPS, USA)
Priority Sounding Station (PSS) Sites
PSS Surface Data and Logs(FSU, USA)
PSS Upper-Air Data (UCAR/JOSS, USA)
Profiler Data (Biak, Christmas Island) (NOAA/AL, USA)
Lightning Direction Finder Data (Rabaul) (Texas AM, USA)
GTS Transmissions
GTS Surface and Upper-Air Data(NMC, USA)
GTS Surface and Upper-Air Data(BoM, Australia)
GTS Surface and Upper-Air Data(CSU, USA)
Satellite Data
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
NESDIS Level 1B SSM/I Data (NASA/MSFC, USA)
SSM/I Data Products (NIES, Japan)
SSM/I Data Atlas (LMD, France)
European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1)
Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) Data (CU, USA)
Scatterometer Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (NASA/JPL, USA)
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS)
GMS Imagery (IR, VIS in McIDAS Format) (BoM, Australia; U. of Wisconsin, USA)
GMS Imagery (Video) (BoM, Australia; U. of Wisconsin, USA)
GMS Imagery (IR and VIS) (U. of Hawaii, USA)
GMS Data Products (NASA/Langley, USA)
GMS Imagery (MRI, Japan)
GMS Imagery Atlas (NTW, Taiwan)
GMS Imagery (IR) (NCU, Taiwan)
ISCCP Flux Data (GISS, USA)
ISCCP DX Data (GISS, USA)
NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellite (11, 12)
AVHRR - Annual Mean of Skin SST Image (4 km Global Area Coverage (GAC)) (CU, USA)
AVHRR - High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) Data (CU, USA)
AVHRR - Local Area Coverage (LAC) and HRPT Data (USGS, USA)
AVHRR - Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature (MCSST) Maps (CU, USA)
AVHRR - Satellite-measured Skin Surface Temperature (SMSST) Maps (CU, USA)
ISCCP DX Data (GISS, USA)
Topex Poseidon Satellite
Altimeter Data (NASA/PO.DAAC, USA)
Model Products
National Meteorological Center (NMC)
NMC Coupled Model Project Weekly Sea Surface Temperature Analyses (NCAR, USA)
NMC Coupled Model Project's gridded 3D-Fields of Velocity and Temperature (NCAR, USA)
NMC Analysis and Forecast Fields (NCAR, USA)
NMC Operational Analysis Fields (NOAA/CDC, USA)
Synoptic Scale Overview - Atlas (LLNL, USA)
European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)
ECMWF Analysis and Model Fields (ECMWF, UK; NCAR, USA; CNRM, France)
ECMWF Analysis Fields - Atlas (CNRM, France)
Daily Global Analyses - Atlas (NTU, Taiwan)
Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (FNOC)
Synoptic Scale Overview - Atlas (LLNL, USA)
Japan Meteorological Agency
Global Analysis (GANAL) Data (JMA, Japan)
Cross-Science Group Datasets
TOGA COARE Workshop Integrated Datasets (TCWIDS)
Release 1
Supplement
Flux Algorithms
Climatology Atlas
Volume 1: Kinematic Variables
Volume 2: Thermodynamics and Moisture Variables
Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR)
DAO 4D Assimilated Dataset

Appendices

The TOGA COARE International Project Office (TCIPO)
The TOGA COARE Data Information Unit (CDIU)
TOGA COARE Project Documentation