The official release of the CM SAF CLARA data set based on the AVHRR satellite observations is scheduled for August 2012. Here we present a link to a subset of the data that will finally be available:

ftp://ftp-cmsaf.dwd.de/mstengel/CMSAF_GAC_clouds/

You will find tar-files of monthly mean global data from six cloud properties and the surface albedo in netcdf-format. Please note that this data has not yet offcially been released by CM SAF and has to be considered preliminary data. However, no changes of the data are expected before the official release.

We are very curious to learrn from you about your experiences with this data set. Please provide us your feedback via the forum or via email.

Jörg Trentmann, DWD
26 June 2012

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