Description
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 the 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.This data set contains sounding measurements taken in Funchal, Madeiras during June, 1987-1992. Six files contain 00Z data and five files contain 12Z data.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | How to cite ASDC data | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_AX_SFC_FUNCHAL_1 | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | TAR | FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | TAR | FIRE I-Extended-Time-Observation Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | TAR | FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | TAR | FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | TAR | FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | FIRE ASTEX Surface Langley DAAC Data Set Document | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's read me document | postscript | FIRE ASTEX Readme - Direct File Download (.ps) | Open resource |
| View this dataset's science data product software documentation | HTML | Read Software - Standard C Library Call for FIRE ASTEX_SFC_FUNC_read.c - Direct File Download (.c) | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for FIRE | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for FIRE_AX_SFC_FUNCHAL_1 | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_AX_SFC_FUNCHAL_1 | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Earthdata Search for FIRE_AX_SFC_FUNCHAL_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |