First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System

Description

FIRE_CI2_MAPS is the First ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project) Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System data product. This product was designed to improve data products and cloud/radiation parameterizations used in general circulation models (GCMs). Specifically, the goals of FIRE were 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 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.MAPS refers to both a data analysis system and a numerical forecast model developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL). The analysis system combines profiler, ACARS, surface and radiosonde data with the previous 3 hour MAPS model forecast to generate an analysis every 3 hours. The parameters available are Pressure, Montgomery Streamfunction, Virtual Potential Temperature, Condensation Pressure, and Wind Speed.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
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
21 ASDC Data and Information for FIRE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
45 FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_CI2_MAPS_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001193-LARC_ASDC
21 FIRE Cirris 2 Maps Terrain Table https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_maps_terrain.dat
21 Subroutines to read DX data from a DX file - Direct File Download (.f) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fci2_sw.h
21 Program to read GENPRO Formatted Files - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/genpro.c
21 Makefile.fci2 Release: 1.1 Date: 3/22/94 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fci2
21 DOI data set landing page for FIRE_CI2_MAPS_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0109
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 FIRE Cirrus 2 Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System (MAPS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci2_maps_dataset.pdf
35 FIRE Cirrus 2 Read-Me- Direct File Download (.ps) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_maps.ps
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_CI2_MAPS_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_MAPS/contents.html
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 Sample read routines for all FIRE Cirrus II data sets in ASCII format - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fci2_sw.c
21 FIRE Cirrus 2 - table of day-of-the-year number vs date for the latter part of 1991 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_ci2_maps_julian_days.txt
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0109
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar
21 Statistical Differences Between Rawinsonde Observations (Post-Quality Control) and Analyses or Forecasts Interpolated to Rawinsonde Locations Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_maps_stat.dat
21 ASDC List of FIRE II - Cirrus Mission Summaries Available https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/fire2_cirrus/mission_summaries.html
21 fci2_lib Program for reading FIRE Cirrus II data sets - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fci2_lib.c
21 Fortran program that demos sample input of MAPS-related data: [1] Latitude & longitude 2-D fields, [2] Terrain 2-D field, and [3] MAPS 3-D fields for 6 variables - Direct File Download (.f) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/maps_read.f
21 FIRE Cirris 2 Maps Latitude Longitude Table https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_maps_latlon.dat
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_CI2_MAPS_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_MAPS/
21 fire_ci2_maps_sample_input-1.f - Fortran program that demos sample input of MAPS-related data - Direct File Download (.f) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_ci2_maps_sample_input.f
45 FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar

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  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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