Cloud Cover

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General Note 

The graphs on these pages are based on data extracted from the ISCCP D2 dataset in accordance with the instructions on those pages. Please see the ISCCP web pages for details.

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Contents
GLOBAL

* Global cloud cover (low, mid and upper level cloud)

LATITUDE BANDS

* Northern exotropics, i.e. latitude >20N, (low, mid and upper level cloud)
* Tropics, i.e. latitude 20N to 20S, (low, mid and upper level cloud)
* Southern exotropics, i.e. latitude >20S, (low, mid and upper level cloud)

* Low level cloud (Northern exotropics, Tropics, Southern exotropics)
* Mid level cloud (Northern exotropics, Tropics, Southern exotropics)
* Upper level cloud (Northern exotropics, Tropics, Southern exotropics)

SELECTED REGIONS

* Arctic east, i.e. lat. >65N, long. 00-180, (low, mid and upper level cloud)
* Arctic west, i.e. lat. >65N, long. 180-00, (low, mid and upper level cloud)
* Arctic combined, low, mid and upper level cloud (east and west)
* Southern Greenland, i.e. lat. 60N-70N, 60W-20W, (low, mid and upper level cloud)
* Western Europe, i.e. lat. 35N-60N and long. 10W-20E, (low, mid, and upper level cloud)
* Antarctic Peninsular, i.e lat. 60S-80S and long. 80W-40W, (low, mid, and upper level cloud)
* Switzerland, i.e. lat. 45-47.5N and long. 6-10E, (low, mid, upper, total and seasonal)
* Amazon Basin, i.e. lat. 10S-eq and long. 50W-70W, (low, mid, upper and total)
* Great Barrier Reef Australia (low, mid, upper and total)