First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Wind Profiler 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 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 system.The CSU wind profiler is a five beam wind profiler with high and low modes of operation. The wind profiler is a clear air doppler radar and operates at a frequency of 404.37 MHz. It operated with a height resolution of 250m and measured radial velocities up to about 15km.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 ASDC Data and Information for FIRE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
21 DOI data set landing page for FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0022
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS/
33 Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
45 FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
33 FIRE ASTEX Colorado State University (CSU) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ax_csu_dataset.pdf
45 FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS/contents.html
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
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000000987-LARC_ASDC
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0022
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 Readme to read the FIRE ASTEX wind profiles (WNDPRFS) data set - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fax_csu_wndprfs_read.c
35 FIRE ASTEX sample read software and data files - Direct File Download (.ps) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ax_csu_wndprfs.ps

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  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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