Cloud Radar System (CRS) IMPACTS V1

Description

The Cloud Radar System (CRS) IMPACTS dataset consists of calibrated radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, linear depolarization ratio, and normalized radar cross-section estimates collected by the Cloud Radar System (CRS) onboard the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. These data were gathered during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S Atlantic Coast (2020-2022). The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. The CRS IMPACTS dataset files are available from January 25 through February 27, 2020 in HDF-5 format.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0246.1
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/ghrc/search?q=crsimpacts&ghrccloud%2Fdata%2F=
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/IMPACTS/DATA101
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/impacts/CRS/doc/crsimpacts_dataset.pdf
21 Cirrus cloud optical, microphysical, and radiative properties observed during the CRYSTAL-FACE experiment: A lidar-radar retrieval system https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005605
21 Retrieving optically thick ice cloud microphysical properties by using airborne dual-wavelength radar measurements https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JD005969
21 Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast Threatening Snowstorms (Impacts): The 2022 Deployment https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883693
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Micro Article https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/investigation-microphysics-and-precipitation-atlantic-coast-threatening-snowstorms
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FIMPACTS%2FCRS%2FDATA101
21 High Altitude Radar: Cloud Radar System (CRS) https://har.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.php?section=28
21 Measurements of Ocean Surface Backscattering Using an Airborne 94-GHz Cloud Radar—Implication for Calibration of Airborne and Spaceborne W-Band Radars https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH1722.1
21 Combined lidar-radar remote sensing: Initial results from CRYSTAL-FACE https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JD004030
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Project Homepage https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/impacts
21 NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-046-DFRC.html

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • clouds
  • earth-science

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