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Merged dataset of temperature profiles in the middle atmosphere (METEOR-T)

Contributors

Data curator:

  • 1. ROR icon European Space Research Institute

Description

A merged dataset of temeprature profiles in the middle atmosphere (METEOR-T) is  created from data by several limb-viewing satellite instruments: HALOE, GOMOS, MIPAS, ACE-FTS, MLS, SOFIE, OMPS-LP and OSIRIS. The dataset covers the period from 1991 to 2025 and provides deseasonalized anomalies and monthly zonal mean temperature profiles  in 10° latitude bins between 80°S and 80°N, from approximately 10 km to 100 km. The dataset  has been created in the framework of European Space Agency project METEOR (MEsospheric TEmperature and Ozone climate data Records).  The METEOR-T dataset provides the global, long-term merged record suitable for detailed studies of temperature variability and trend evaluation in the whole middle atmosphere, thus providing valuable information for model validation and assessments of atmospheric temperature changes.

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Additional details

Funding

European Space Agency
METEOR ESA - 4000145342/24/I-DT-bgh

FMI metadata

Parameter
Parameter name : merged_T_anomaly
Parameter unit : K
Parameter description : Merged monthly zonal mean temperature anomaly
Parameter name : uncertainty_of_merged_T
Parameter unit : K
Parameter description : uncertainty of merged monthly zonal mean temperature
Parameter name : time
Parameter unit : days since 1900-01-01 00:00:0.0
Parameter description : time; calendar: standard. One data point for each month: on the 1st of the month
Parameter name : pressure
Parameter unit : hPa
Parameter description : pressure levels (the vertical coordinate)
Parameter name : day_T
Parameter unit : K
Parameter description : merged daytime (sza <90 deg) monthly zonal mean temperature
Parameter name : night_T
Parameter unit : K
Parameter description : merged nighttime (sza >108 deg) monthly zonal mean temperature
Resolution
10
Resolution unit
degree
Supplemental information
spatio-temporal resolution : 10° latitude x 1 month
Topic category
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/TopicCategory/climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Temporal Coverage

Ranges:

Start date: 1991-10-01
End date: 2025-12-01