First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 2 High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) Data

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 seek 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 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.The High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) was flown on board the NASA ER-2 aircraft during FIRE Cirrus Phase II in Coffeyville, Kansas. The HIS measured upwelling calibrated radiances and was positioned to to capture a nadir view along the ER-2 flight tracks.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Program to read the FIRE ASTEX CI2 HIS data granules - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_ci2_his_read.c
21 DOI data set landing page for FIRE_CI2_HIS_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0102
33 Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
45 FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
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
45 FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar
21 Readme Information about the FIRE Cirrus-2 HIS sample read software and data files https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_his.txt
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_CI2_HIS_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_HIS/
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
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%2F0102
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_CI2_HIS_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001166-LARC_ASDC
33 FIRE Cirrus 2 High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci2_his_dataset.pdf
21 Describes files containing spectra of upwelling atmospheric radiance, observed by the airborne High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) aboard the high altitude ER-2 research aircraft Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_his_info1.txt
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_CI2_HIS_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_HIS/contents.html
21 Makefile.fci2 Release: 1.1 Date: 3/22/94 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fci2

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  • infrared-wavelengths
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • clouds
  • earth-science

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