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  **BODS Title**  **Mentor**    **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                  Measurements**   Group(s)**

  **AEROSOLS**                                                     

  Cimel           Mary Jane     Cimel             Almucantar sky   AEROSOLS
  SunPHOTometer   Bartholomew   sunphotometer     radiance,        
  (CSPHOT)                      data in ASCII     Aerosol optical  
                                format are        thickness as a   
                                downloaded from   function of      
                                the AERONET site  wavelength,      
                                on a monthly      total            
                                basis and         precipitable     
                                converted to      water vapor,     
                                netCDF            Principle planes 
                                                  sky radiance as  
                                                  a function of    
                                                  wavelength and   
                                                  view zenith      
                                                  angle, aerosol   
                                                  size             
                                                  distribution,    
                                                  phase function   

  Total Ozone     Richard       Global data       Aerosol index,   AEROSOLS
  Mapping         Wagener       derived from the  ozone and        
  Spectrometer                  Total Ozone       reflectivity on  
  (TOMS)                        Mapping           a regular 1 x    
                                Spectrometer      1.25 degree      
                                (TOMS) instrument grid.            
                                on the Earth                       
                                Probe satellite,                   
                                consisting of                      
                                daily values of                    
                                aerosol index,                     
                                ozone and                          
                                reflectivity                       
                                remapped into a                    
                                regular 1x1.25                     
                                deg grid.                          
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  **BODS Title**   **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                  Measurements**   Group(s)**

  **ATMOSPHERIC                                                    
  COLUMN AND                                                       
  PROFILES**                                                       

  Aircraft         Richard      The term ACARS is Temperature,     CLOUD
  Communications   Wagener      used to designate winds and in     PARAMETERIZATION
  Addressing and                automated weather some cases       AND MODELING,
  Reporting System              reports from      moisture are     CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (ACARS)                       commercial        provided as a    
                                aircraft. These   function of time 
                                data are decoded  and position.    
                                and quality                        
                                controlled by                      
                                Forecast Systems                   
                                Laboratory.                        

  Bureau of        Jim Mather   BOM 50MHz and     Winds at         CLOUD
  Meteorology                   920MHz profiler   altitude         PARAMETERIZATION
  (BOM) 50MHz and               data at Darwin                     AND MODELING
  920 MHz Profiler              site                               
  data Darwin                                                      

  Bureau of        Jim Mather,  Sonde data from   winds and        CLOUD
  Meteorology      Barry Lesht? the BOM Darwin    temperature      PARAMETERIZATION
  (BOM) Sonde Data              site              profiles         AND MODELING,
  Darwin                                                           INSTANTANEOUS
                                                                   RADIATIVE FLUX

  SuomiNet Global  Richard      SuomiNet (named   Precipitable     CLOUD
  Positioning      Wagener      to honor          water vapor      PARAMETERIZATION
  System (GPS)                  meteorological                     AND MODELING ,
  Data                          satellite pioneer                  CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                Verner Suomi) is                   
                                a network of GPS                   
                                receivers to                       
                                provide real-time                  
                                atmospheric                        
                                precipitable                       
                                water vapor                        
                                measurements and                   
                                other geodetic                     
                                and                                
                                meteorological                     
                                information.                       
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  **BODS Title**  **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                 Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Wind Profiler   Alice        NOAA\'s Forecast  At each WPDN     CLOUD
  Demonstration   Cialella     Systems           station, surface PARAMETERIZATION
  Network Data                 Laboratory (FSL)  meteorology and  AND MODELING,
  Streams                      Demonstration     winds profiles.  CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                               Division provides At some WPDN     INSTANTANEOUS
                               data from an      stations,        RADIATIVE FLUX
                               array of wind     virtual          
                               profilers. These  temperature      
                               data include wind profiles.        
                               profiles,                          
                               spectral moments,                  
                               RASS temperature                   
                               profiles, and                      
                               surface                            
                               observations.                      

  **CLOUDS**                                                      

  Bureau of       Jim Mather   BOM C-band        C-band           CLOUD
  Meteorology                  Polarimetric      polarimetric     PARAMETERIZATION
  (BOM) CPOL                   Radar data        radar data       AND MODELING
  Radar Data                                                      
  Darwin                                                          

  **MODEL                                                         
  OUTPUTS**                                                       

  Diagnostic Data Steve Klein  Diagnostic data   Radiative        CLOUD
  Derived from                 derived from      fluxes, surface  PARAMETERIZATION
  ECMWF Model                  ECMWF model runs  and sub-surface  AND MODELING,
  Runs                         are generated for variables,       CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                               ARM analysis for  surface fluxes,  INSTANTANEOUS
                               NSA, SGP and the  total and        RADIATIVE FLUX
                               TWP sites.        physical         
                                                 tendencies on    
                                                 the model        
                                                 levels.          

  ECMWF Model     Jim Mather   ECMWF Model       Surface, upper   CLOUD
  Products                     products covering air and          PARAMETERIZATION
                               the TWP area.     supplemental     AND MODELING,
                               These data are    measurements     CLOUD PROPERTIES ,
                               only available to from the ECMWF   INSTANTANEOUS
                               ARM scientists.   model runs.      RADIATIVE FLUX
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  **BODS       **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
  Title**                                     Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Mesoscale    Steve Klein  MAPS (Mesoscale   Pressure,        INSTANTANEOUS
  Analysis and              Analysis and      temperature,     RADIATIVE FLUX
  Prediction                Prediction        relative         
  System                    System) is FSL\'s humidity and     
  (MAPS)                    research          winds at         
                            component of the  altitude and     
                            NOAA RUC (Rapid   along grid       
                            Update Cycle)                      
                            Model.                             

  Model Output Alice        Hourly output at  26 surface       INSTANTANEOUS
  Location     Cialella     selected MOLTS    measurements and RADIATIVE FLUX
  Time Series               stations derived  6 sounding       
  (MOLTS) Data              from the Eta      measurements at  
                            mesoscale model   3 levels derived 
                                              from Eta model   
                                              at MOLTS         
                                              stations         

  Nested Grid  Steve Klein  Output from NOAA  Winds,           CLOUD
  Model (NGM)               Nested Grid Model temperature,     PARAMETERIZATION
                            (NGM) Resolution  pressure,        AND MODELING,
                            was 250 km.       relative         INSTANTANEOUS
                                              humidity,        RADIATIVE FLUX
                                              precipitation,   
                                              lifted index,    
                                              omega component  
                                              along grid and   
                                              at altitude.     

  Rapid Update Steve Klein  The Rapid Update  Typical model    AEROSOLS, CLOUD
  Cycle (RUC)               Cycle (RUC) is an data output at   PARAMETERIZATION
  Model Data                operational       grid points of   AND MODELING,
                            atmospheric       the model        CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                            prediction system covering the     INSTANTANEOUS
                            comprised         lower 48 United  RADIATIVE FLUX
                            primarily of a    States and       
                            numerical         adjacent areas   
                            forecast model    of Canada,       
                            and an analysis   Mexico, and      
                            system to         oceanic areas.   
                            initialize that                    
                            model.The RUC was                  
                            developed to                       
                            serve users                        
                            needing                            
                            short-range                        
                            weather                            
                            forecasts.                         
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  **OCEAN                                                           
  OBSERVATIONS**                                                    

  **BODS Title**    **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                   Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Tropical          Richard      Monthly files of  2 minute average INSTANTANEOUS
  Atmosphere Ocean  Wagener      data from the     radiation and 10 RADIATIVE FLUX
  (TAO) Data from                seven TAO buoys   minute average   
  Moored Buoys                   located on the    meteorology,     
                                 165E line (8n,    precipitation,   
                                 5n, 2n, 0n, 2s,   salinity and sea 
                                 5s, 8s) of the    surface          
                                 TAO Buoy Array.   temperature data 
                                                   from the seven   
                                                   TAO buoys        
                                                   located on the   
                                                   165E line (8n,   
                                                   5n, 2n, 0n, 2s,  
                                                   5s, 8s)          

  **RADIOMETERS**                                                   

  Bureau of         Jim Mather   Irradiance        Radiation        CLOUD
  Meteorology (BOM)              measurements from observations     PARAMETERIZATION
  Irradiance                     BOM Darwin        from Darwin site AND MODELING,
  dataDarwin                                                        INSTANTANEOUS
                                                                    RADIATIVE FLUX

  US Department of  Richard      The SGP ARM site  Total and        INSTANTANEOUS
  Agriculture       Wagener      is part of the    diffuse          RADIATIVE FLUX
  (USDA) Radiation               USDA UV-B         horizontal       
  Monitoring Data                Monitoring        radiation,       
                                 climatological    normal direct    
                                 network and is    radiation at     
                                 equipped with     different wave   
                                 both UV and       lengths and UV-B 
                                 Visible MFRSR     measurements.    
                                 shadowband                         
                                 radiometers and                    
                                 broadband UV-B                     
                                 meters.                            
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  **SATELLITE                                                       
  OBSERVATIONS**                                                    

  **BODS Title**   **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key             **Working
                                                  Measurements**    Group(s)**

  NSA Advanced     Peter        Measurements from Reflected solar   CLOUD
  Very High        Minnett and  the Advanced Very radiation in      PARAMETERIZATION
  Resolution       Richard      High Resolution   albedo units,     AND MODELING,
  Radiometer       Wagener      Radiometer        infrared channels CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (AVHRR) Data                  (AVHRR) on the    as brightness     
                                NOAA polar        temperatures,     
                                orbiting          satellite-solar   
                                satellites taken  azimuth angle,    
                                over the NSA      satellite zenith  
                                                  angle, solar      
                                                  zenith angle      

  SGP Advanced     Richard      Measurements from Albedo,           CLOUD
  Very High        Wagener      the Advanced Very brightness        PARAMETERIZATION
  Resolution                    High Resolution   temperatures and  AND MODELING,
  Radiometer                    Radiometer        calibrated        CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (AVHRR)                       (AVHRR) on the    radiances at      
                                NOAA polar        different wave    
                                orbiting          lengths,          
                                satellites taken  satellite solar   
                                over the SGP      azimuth angle,    
                                                  solar zenith      
                                                  angle and         
                                                  satellite zenith  
                                                  angle.            

  SHEBA (SHB)      Peter        Measurements from Reflected solar   CLOUD
  Advanced Very    Minnett and  the AVHRR on the  radiation in      PARAMETERIZATION
  High Resolution  Richard      NOAA polar        albedo units,     AND MODELING,
  Radiometer       Wagener      orbiting          infrared channels CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (AVHRR) Data                  satellite taken   as brightness     
                                over the SHEBA    temperature,      
                                area              satellite-solar   
                                                  azimuth angle,    
                                                  satellite zenith  
                                                  angle, solar      
                                                  zenith angle      

  TWP GAC Advanced Peter        Global Area       Albedo,           CLOUD
  Very High        Minnett and  Coverage (GAC)    brightness        PARAMETERIZATION
  Resolution       Richard      providing 4-km    temperatures and  AND MODELING,
  Radiometer       Wagener      resolution AVHRR  calibrated        CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (AVHRR)                       data over the TWP radiances and     
                                Manus and Nauru   different wave    
                                Sites             lengths,          
                                                  satellite-solar   
                                                  azimuth angle,    
                                                  satellite zenith  
                                                  angle andsolar    
                                                  zenith angle      
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  **BODS Title**   **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key             **Working
                                                  Measurements**    Group(s)**

  Bureau of        Jim Mather   Satellite images  AVHRR satellite   CLOUD
  Meteorology                   from the BOM      images            PARAMETERIZATION
  (BOM) AVHRR data              AVHRR at Darwin                     AND MODELING,
  Darwin                        Covers Manus as                     CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                                well as Darwin.                     INSTANTANEOUS
                                                                    RADIATIVE FLUX

  TWP Kwajelain    Richard      1-km resolution   Albedo,           CLOUD
  AVHRR Data       Wagener and  files provided by brightness        PARAMETERIZATION
                   Peter        Aeromet,          temperatures and  AND MODELING,
                   Minnett      Kwajelain         calibrated        CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                covering TWP      radiances at      
                                Nauru             different wave    
                                                  lengths,          
                                                  satellite-solar   
                                                  zenith angle,     
                                                  satellite zenith  
                                                  angle and solar   
                                                  zenith angle      

  GMS-5            Peter        GMS-5 satellite   Visible and       CLOUD
  (Geostationary   Minnett and  images are taken  Infrared Spin     PARAMETERIZATION
  Meteorological   Richard      over the Tropical Scan Radiometer   AND MODELING,
  Satellite) Data  Wagener      Western Pacific   (VISSR) with four CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                (TWP) region.     channels, one in  
                                                  the visible part  
                                                  of the spectrum   
                                                  and three in the  
                                                  infrared.         

  GMS Products     Pat Minnis   Gridded cloud     Cloud amounts,    AEROSOLS, CLOUD
  from Pat                      products derived  optical depth,    PARAMETERIZATION
  Minnis\' Group                from GMS          cloud heights,    AND MODELING,
                                satellite images  cloud thickness,  CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                                  emissivity, cloud 
                                                  temperatures,     
                                                  albedos, fluxes   

  TWPGOES9         Peter        GOES9 replaced    Visible and       CLOUD
                   Minnett and  GMS-5 over the    infrared images   PARAMETERIZATION
                   Richard      Pacific in May    over the Pacific  AND MODELING,
                   Wagener      2003 because                        CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                GMS-5 failed                        
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  **BODS Title**  **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                 Measurements**   Group(s)**

  GOES-7          Peter        GOES-7 satellite  Visible and      CLOUD PROPERTIES
  Geostationary   Minnett and  provided          infrared images  
  Operational     Richard      half-hour images  of the Americas  
  Environmental   Wagener      of the Americas   and the Southern 
  Satellite                    and their         Great Plains     
                               surrounding                        
                               environment.                       

  Geostationary   Richard      Geostationary     Visible and      CLOUD
  Operational     Wagener      Operational       infrared images  PARAMETERIZATION
  Environmental                Environmental     of the Americas  AND MODELING,
  Satellites                   Satellites        and the Southern CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (GOES8) Data                 8(GOES8) provide  Great Plains     
                               half-hourly                        
                               observations of                    
                               the Americas and                   
                               their surrounding                  
                               environment                        

  Geostationary   Richard      GOES satellites   Visible and      CLOUD
  Operational     Wagener      provide           infrared images  PARAMETERIZATION
  Environmental                half-hourly       of the Americas  AND MODELING,
  Satellites                   observations of   and the Southern CLOUD PROPERTIES
  (GOES-12)                    the Americas and  Great Plains.    
                               their surrounding                  
                               environment.                       
                               GOES-12 replaces                   
                               GOES-8.                            

  GOES Products   Pat Minnis   Gridded cloud     Cloud amounts,   AEROSOLS, CLOUD
  from Pat                     products derived  optical depth,   PARAMETERIZATION
  Minnis\' Group               from GOES         cloud heights,   AND MODELING,
                               satellite images  cloud thickness, CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                                 emissivity,      
                                                 cloud            
                                                 temperatures,    
                                                 albedos, fluxes  
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  **BODS Title**     **Mentor**   **Description**    **Key            **Working
                                                     Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Multispectral      Alice        ARM and the MTI    MTI\'s 15        AEROSOLS, CLOUD
  Thermal Imager     Cialella     program have an    spectral bands   PARAMETERIZATION
  (MTI) Data                      arrangement that   collect data to  AND MODELING,
                                  allows ARM to      derive           CLOUD PROPERTIES
                                  receive MTI        information on   
                                  images. The MTI    surface          
                                  system consists of temperatures,    
                                  a single satellite materials, water 
                                  in polar,          quality, and     
                                  360-mile-high      vegetation       
                                  orbit carrying an  health and       
                                  advanced           simultaneous     
                                  multispectral and  information on   
                                  thermal imaging    atmospheric      
                                  sensor.            water vapor,     
                                                     aerosol content, 
                                                     and sub-visual   
                                                     cloud presence.  

  Special Sensor     Richard      These Special      Ocean wind speed CLOUD
  Microwave/Imager   Wagener      Sensor             (at 10 meters),  PARAMETERIZATION
  (SSM/I) data                    Microwave/Imager   water vapor,     AND MODELING,
  products                        (SSM/I) data       cloud water, and CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                                  products are       rain rate.       INSTANTANEOUS
                                  produced as part                    RADIATIVE FLUX
                                  of NASA\'s                          
                                  Pathfinder                          
                                  Program. Remote                     
                                  Sensing Systems                     
                                  generates SSM/I                     
                                  data products                       
                                  using a unified,                    
                                  physically based                    
                                  algorithm for                       
                                  retrieval.                          
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  **BODS Title** **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Total Ozone    Richard      Global data       Aerosol index,   AEROSOLS
  Mapping        Wagener      derived from the  ozone and        
  Spectrometer                Total Ozone       reflectivity on  
  (TOMS)                      Mapping           a regular 1 x    
                              Spectrometer      1.25 degree      
                              (TOMS) instrument grid.            
                              on the Earth                       
                              Probe satellite,                   
                              consisting of                      
                              daily values of                    
                              aerosol index,                     
                              ozone and                          
                              reflectivity                       
                              remapped into a                    
                              regular 1x1.25                     
                              deg grid.                          

  Upper          Richard      UTH corresponds   Upper            CLOUD
  Tropospheric   Wagener      roughly to the    Tropospheric     PARAMETERIZATION
  relative                    mean relative     relative         AND MODELING,
  Humidity (UTH)              humidity between  Humidity         CLOUD PROPERTIES
                              200-500 hPa. UTH                   
                              is derived from                    
                              GOES channel 3,                    
                              channel 4, and                     
                              satellite zenith                   
                              angle. UTH is                      
                              available in two                   
                              separate data                      
                              streams with                       
                              different                          
                              resolutions.                       
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  **SURFACE                                                        
  METEOROLOGY**                                                    

  **BODS Title**   **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                  Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Arkansas-Red     Richard      Every hour a      For each grid    INSTANTANEOUS
  Basin River      Wagener      gridded (4 km x 4 point, the       RADIATIVE FLUX
  Forecast Center               km) precipitation amount of        
  (ABRFC)                       field is created. precipitation in 
  Precipitation                 This field is a   units of 1/100   
  Products                      combination of    mm is provided.  
                                both WSR-88D                       
                                Nexrad radar                       
                                precipitation                      
                                estimates and                      
                                raingauge                          
                                reports.There is                   
                                no quality                         
                                control performed                  
                                on these                           
                                products.                          

  Kansas State     Richard      Hourly averaged   Air temperature, INSTANTANEOUS
  University (KSU) Wagener      surface           relative         RADIATIVE FLUX
  Mesonet Data                  meterology        humidity, winds, 
                                information are   solar radiation, 
                                available from    precipitation,   
                                sixteen stations  10 cm soil       
                                in Kansas. The    temperature, and 
                                data are provided leaf wetness.    
                                and quality                        
                                assured by the                     
                                High Plains                        
                                Climate Center.                    

  NOAA Hourly      Alice        These data        Surface          INSTANTANEOUS
  Surface          Cialella     streams provide   meteorological   RADIATIVE FLUX
  Meteorological                hourly averaged   measurements     
  Data (NOAASURF)               surface                            
                                meteorological                     
                                measurements for                   
                                both the SGP and                   
                                NSA. The                           
                                measurements are                   
                                provided through                   
                                NOAA\'s National                   
                                Climatic Data                      
                                Center (NCDC).                     

  **BODS Title**   **Mentor**   **Description**   **Key            **Working
                                                  Measurements**   Group(s)**

  Oklahoma Mesonet Richard      The Oklahoma      Surface relative INSTANTANEOUS
  (OKM) Data       Wagener      Mesonet           humidity, air    RADIATIVE FLUX
                                (sponsored by     temperature at   
                                University of     1.5 and 9        
                                Oklahoma and      meters, winds at 
                                Oklahoma State)   2 and 10 meters, 
                                provides quality  soil             
                                assured 5, and 15 temperatures,    
                                minute averaged   soil moisture,   
                                surface           precipitation,   
                                meteorological    solar radiation  
                                and 30 minute     and surface      
                                averaged soil     pressure at over 
                                moisture          100 stations.    
                                information.                       

  Bureau of        Jim Mather   Mesonet data from Surface          INSTANTANEOUS
  Meteorology                   BOM Darwin site   meteorology      RADIATIVE FLUX
  (BOM) Mesonet                                                    
  Data Darwin                                                      

  Wind Profiler    Alice        NOAA\'s Forecast  At each WPDN     CLOUD
  Demonstration    Cialella     Systems           station, surface PARAMETERIZATION
  Network Data                  Laboratory (FSL)  meteorology and  AND MODELING,
  Streams                       Demonstration     winds profiles.  CLOUD PROPERTIES,
                                Division provides At some WPDN     INSTANTANEOUS
                                data from an      stations,        RADIATIVE FLUX
                                array of wind     virtual          
                                profilers. These  temperature      
                                data include wind profiles.        
                                profiles,                          
                                spectral moments,                  
                                RASS temperature                   
                                profiles, and                      
                                surface                            
                                observations.                      
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