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  4. ECV Products and Requirements for Upper-air Temperature

ECV Products and Requirements for Upper-air Temperature

These products and requirements reflect the Implementation Plan 2016 (GCOS-200). GCOS is reviewing and will update the requirements until 2022. More information on: gcos.wmo.int.

 

PRODUCT DEFINITION FREQ. RES. REQUIRED MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY STABILITY STANDARDS/ REFERENCES
Tropospheric Temperature profile 3D field of the atmospheric temperature in the troposphere (K) 4hr 25km/1km 0.5K 0.05K  
Stratospheric Temperature profile 3D field of the atmospheric temperature in the stratosphere (K) 4hr 100km/2km 0.5K 0.05K  
Temperature of deep atmospheric layers 3D field of the atmospheric temperature of deep atmospheric layers (K) Monthly averages 100km/5km 0.2K 0.02K  

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