First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde 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 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.Rawinsonde data for the 1986 FIRE Cirrus IFO. Includes data from seven (7) National Weather Service stations at Green Bay, WI (72645); St. Cloud (72655) and International Falls (72747), MN; Peoria, IL (72532); Omaha, NE (72553); and Flint (72637) and Sault Ste. Marie (72734), MI and three special stations located at Plattville (100), Fort McCoy (200) and Wausau (300), WI.

Resources

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5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fguide%2Fbase_fire_ci1_rawinsondes_dataset.pdf
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_raobs.hdr
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_raobs.toc
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Fci1_raobs.txt
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Freadme%2Freadme_fire_ci1_rawinsondes.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_sdf.h
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffiresdf_read.c
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%2F0078
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_I-Cirrus.tar
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2FFIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar
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_RAWINSONDES%2F
5 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov%2Fopendap%2FFIRE%2FFIRE_CI1_RAWINSONDES%2Fcontents.html
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fproject%2FFIRE
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fsearch%2Fgranules%3Fp%3DC1000001102-LARC_ASDC
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov%2Fdocuments%2Ffire%2Fread_software%2Ffire_lib.c
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001102-LARC_ASDC
5 ci1_raobs.hdr https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.hdr
5 ci1_raobs.toc https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.toc
5 ci1_raobs.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.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
21 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0078
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 fire_project.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
45 FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Cirrus.tar
45 FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-ASTEX.tar
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_RAWINSONDES/
21 contents.html https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI1_RAWINSONDES/contents.html
5 readme_fire_ci1_rawinsondes.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci1_rawinsondes.txt
45 FIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_I-Extended-Time-Observation.tar
33 base_fire_ci1_rawinsondes_dataset.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci1_rawinsondes_dataset.pdf
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001102-LARC_ASDC
33 base_fire_ci1_rawinsondes_dataset.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci1_rawinsondes_dataset.pdf
5 ci1_raobs.hdr https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.hdr
5 ci1_raobs.toc https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.toc
47 ci1_raobs.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/ci1_raobs.txt
47 readme_fire_ci1_rawinsondes.txt https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci1_rawinsondes.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 Makefile.fci1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/read_software/Makefile.fci1
21 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0078
5 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_CI1_RAWINSONDES/
21 contents.html https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI1_RAWINSONDES/contents.html
0 The metadata's original source. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1000001102-LARC_ASDC.iso19115

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