Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): global remote-sounded stratospheric dynamics and chemical species measurement collection
The Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC), formely known as the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC), is a set of high quality, remote-sounding research stations for observing and understanding the physical and chemical state of the stratosphere. These stations, where ozone and key ozone-related parameters are measured, are complemented by both secondary stations and satellite measurements. Following five years of planning, instrument design and implementation, the NDACC began network operations in January 1991.
The principal goals of the network are:
* To study the temporal and spatial variability of atmospheric composition and structure in order to provide early detection and subsequent long-term monitoring of changes in the physical and chemical state of the stratosphere and upper troposphere; in particular to provide the means to discern and understand the causes of such changes.
* To establish the links between changes in stratospheric ozone, UV radiation at the ground, tropospheric chemistry, and climate.
* To provide independent calibrations and validations of space-based sensors of the atmosphere and to make complementary measurements.
* To support field campaigns focusing on specific processes occurring at various latitudes and seasons.
* To produce verified data sets for testing and improving multidimensional models of both the stratosphere and the troposphere.
The dataset contains high quality measurements of a wide range of stratospheric chemical species and parameters derived from instruments operated at a number of ground stations around the world.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2006-12-10T03:10:14
- Date (Creation)
- 2006-12-10T03:10:14
- Identifier
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / a21c1f5a86d16a4441245839e3575869
- Maintenance and update frequency
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- NDACC
- Stratospheric Chemical Species
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- atmospheric conditions
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- Other constraints
- Please contact the data centre for assistance on accessing data from this dataset collection.
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- Spatial representation type
- grid Grid
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Begin date
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00
- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
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- OnLine resource
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
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NDACC Project Website
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NDACC/NDSC Newsletter Archives
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Project Documentation for the NDSC data
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BADC Help File: NDACC Data
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NDSC References
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- series Series
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- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.
- File identifier
- a21c1f5a86d16a4441245839e3575869 XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- series Series
- Hierarchy level name
- series
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-15T03:26:42
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
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