Requirement #858 

Values

This requirement is historic and not longer current

For variable: Cloud top pressure

In application: 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 15 hPa 50 hPa
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable) 3 hPa 15 hPa
Horizontal Resolution 50 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 3 h
Timeliness

 

Validated: 3/5/20 Source: AOPC
General Comment: GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Subdomain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud top pressure
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Cloud-top
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global