BackForward Variable: Cloud top temperature

Definition
Full name Cloud top temperature
Definition Temperature of the top of the cloud (highest cloud in case of multi-layer clouds)
Measuring Units K Uncertainty Units K
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units K (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2019-10-16
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud top temperature
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Cloud-top
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Cloud top temperature  (4)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
86 Cloud top temperature Cloud-top Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 0.3 K
0.4 K
0.6 K
100 km
200 km
500 km
3 h
4 h
6 h
3 h
6 h
12 h
Global firm 2007-07-19 AOPC Hansen et al. (1995) in T.R. Karl (Ed.) 1995 Long term climate monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System. Kluwer. Also, Climatic Change 31, Nos. 2-4.
432 Cloud top temperature Cloud-top 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting 0.5 K
0.8 K
2 K
1 km
5 km
10 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
5 min
10 min
30 min
Global firm 2013-04-09 P. Ambrosetti
792 Cloud top temperature Cloud-top 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 2 K
4 K
8 K
0.5
0.2 K
0.4 K
0.8 K
0.5
25 km
100 km
500 km
0.5
60 min
24 h
30 d
0.5
60 min
3 h
12 h
0.5
Global firm 2023-04-27 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma.
218 Cloud top temperature Cloud-top GEWEX (deprecated) 0.5 K
1 K
2 K
50 km
100 km
250 km
3 h
6 h
12 h
30 d
45 d
60 d
Global reasonable 1998-10-29 WCRP