First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Surface Radiation 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 Colorado State University surface radiation data set was collected from the radiometric ground station on San Nicolas Island, California. These data were collected during the FIRE marine stratocumulus IFO. The data consists of ten minute averages of wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity and shortwave (.3 - 2.8 microns), near IR (.7 - 2.8 microns), and longwave (4 - 50 microns) radiation.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 ASDC Data and Information for FIRE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001241-LARC_ASDC
21 RAD_SURF - Surface Radiometric and Met. data (tape files table) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ms_csu_radsurf.hdr
21 FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF_1 data table https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ms_csu_radsurf.toc
35 FIRE Marine Stratocumulus sample read software and data files - Direct File Download (.ps) Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ms_csu_radsurf.ps
35 Standard Data Format for FIRE Readme - Direct File Download (.ps) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ms_csu_radsurf_sdfinfo.ps
21 Program to Read D2 HDF Format Files Produced by ISCCP - Direct File Download (.f) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_sdf.h
21 DOI data set landing page for FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0124
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
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF/
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_MS_CSU_RADSURF/contents.html
33 FIRE Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ms_csu_dataset.pdf
21 Readme to produce a general read program for users to access FIRE data set files in Standard Data Format (SDF) - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/firesdf_read.c
21 Makefile.fci1 Release: 1.1 Date: 7/29/94 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fci1
45 FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0124
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
45 FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar
21 fsdf_lib Program for reading FIRE Cirrus I, Cirrus II, and MS data sets - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_lib.c
21 VTOC_read Program for reading records of FIRE Standard Data Format (SDF) Table Of Contents (VTOC) - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fsdf_vtoc.c
21 SDF_HEADER used to parse the FIRE SDF defined header file, and two supporting functions (SDF_DDR, DDR_VAR) - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fsdf_header.c

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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