First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Data over Alaska

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 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. Results from ISCCP analysis of B3 radiance data (sampled to 25 km). Unlike the standard ISCCP product, these data are reported at original pixel resolution and contain detailed information about the algorithm decision. Data covers the region from: 55 degrees North to 90 degrees North (+55 to +90), 175 degrees West to 135 degrees West (-175 to -135). (Polar projection covers 55S - 90S or 55N - 90N, maximum; Midlatitude maps cover 55S to 55N, maximum.)Spatially sampled imaging data. Nominal spatial resolution is 25 km. Pixel field of view is 4 km (NOAA data). Earth location (latitude +/- 90 degrees, longitude +/- 180 degrees) is obtained for each pixel from ancillary data.

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5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fsearch%2Fgranules%3Fp%3DC1000001083-LARC_ASDC
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_srb_ak.hdr
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_srb_ak.toc
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_srb_ak.txt
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Freadme_fire_ci1_srb_alaska.txt
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffci1srb_read.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffire_lib.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffire_sdf.h
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffsdf_header.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffsdf_vtoc.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Fgenpro.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2FMakefile.fci1
5 https://doi.org%2F10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0080
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fciting-data
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fguide%2Ffire_project.pdf
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_III.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdata%2FFIRE%2FFIRE_CI1_SRB_ALASKA%2F
5 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov%2Fopendap%2FFIRE%2FFIRE_CI1_SRB_ALASKA%2Fcontents.html
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fproject%2FFIRE
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fguide%2Fbase_fire_ci1_srb_dataset.pdf
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffiresdf_read.c
21 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0080
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
45 FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar
45 FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 fire_project.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
21 contents.html https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI1_SRB_ALASKA/contents.html
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001083-LARC_ASDC
33 base_fire_ci1_srb_dataset.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci1_srb_dataset.pdf
5 ci1_srb_ak.hdr https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_srb_ak.hdr
5 ci1_srb_ak.toc https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_srb_ak.toc
47 ci1_srb_ak.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_srb_ak.txt
47 readme_fire_ci1_srb_alaska.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci1_srb_alaska.txt
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fci1srb_read.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_lib.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fire_sdf.h
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/firesdf_read.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fsdf_header.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/fsdf_vtoc.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/genpro.c
5 Makefile.fci1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fci1
45 FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE_III.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_CI1_SRB_ALASKA/
0 The metadata's original source. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1000001083-LARC_ASDC.iso19115

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  • earth-science-infrared-wavelengths-spectral-engineering-infrared-imagery
  • earth-science-visible-wavelengths-spectral-engineering-visible-imagery

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