First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Longwave Flux Data

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The First ISCCP Regional Experiments have been designed to improve data products and cloud/radiation parameterizations used in general circulation models (GCMs). Specifically, the goals of FIRE are (1) to improve basic understanding of the interaction of physical processes in determining life cycles of cirrus and marine stratocumulus systems and the radiative properties of these clouds during their life cycles and (2) to investigate the interrelationships between the ISCCP data, GCM parameterizations, and higher space and time resolution cloud data.To-date, four intensive field-observation periods were planned and executed: a cirrus IFO (October 13 - November 2, 1986); a marine stratocumulus IFO off the southwestern coast of California (June 29 - July 20, 1987); a second cirrus IFO in southeastern Kansas (November 13 - December 7, 1991); and a second marine stratocumulus IFO in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (June 1 - June 28, 1992). Each mission combined coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations with modeling studies to investigate the cloud properties and physical processes of the cloud systems.These files are the calculated downward longwave flux at the surface derived from METEOSAT observations. The file naming convention is: raDDMMYYsxx.fis_tmpwhere DDMMYY is the date and xx = slot numberMean time (UT) is obtained from the slot number overthe ASTEX region by the formula: UT = (xx/2) - 0.17These files are: I2 pixels, 188 pixels/row, 163 rows. Each pixel has a spatial resolution of 0.08 degrees.The units of flux are Wm^-2.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 ASDC Data and Information for FIRE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0011
21 Makefile.fci1 Release: 1.1 Date: 7/29/94 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fax
21 Readme Information about the FIRE ASTEX Centre de Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Longwave Flux https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ax_cms_lwflux.txt
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 FIRE ASTEX Centre de Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ax_cms_dataset.pdf
33 Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
45 FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX/
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX/contents.html
21 CMS Statement on satellite-based series of images as part of ASTEX Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ax_cms_lwflux_info.txt
45 FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
33 base_fire_ax_cms_dataset.pdf http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/project/fire/guide/base_fire_ax_cms_dataset.pdf
45 FIRE I-Extended-Time-Observation Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001000-LARC_ASDC
21 Project Level/Data Set Level Read Software for SUN, HP, SGI, and Dec Alpha Platforms - Direct File Download (.c), HP, SGI, and Dec Alpha Platforms - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_ax_cms_cloud.c
21 DOI data set landing page for FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0011
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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