First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network 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 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 FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND data set was collected for the period Nov. 20 1991 to Dec. 7, 1991. Each granule has multiple ASCII data files. Data were collected from 31 different National Weather Service (NWS) sites. These stations are: (BIS) Bismarck, ND; (BNA) Nashville, TN; (BOI) Boise, ID; (CKL) Centreville, AL; (CRP) Corpus Christi, TX; (DAY) Dayton, OH; (DRA) Desert Rock, NV; (ELY) Ely, NV; (FNT) Flint,MI; (GEG) Spokane, WA; (GGW) Glasgow, MT; (GJT) Grand Junction, CO; (GRB) Green Bay, WI; (GTF) Great Falls, MT; (HON) Huron, SD; (HTS) Huntington, WV; (INL) International Falls, MN; (INW) Winslow, AZ; (JAN) Jackson, MS; (LCH) Lake Charles, LA; (LND) Lander, WY; (MFR) Medford, OR; (NKX) San Diego, CA; (OAK) Oakland, CA; (RAP) Rapid City, SD; (SIL) Slidell, LA; (SLC) Salt Lake City, UT; (SLE) Salem, OR; (STC) St. Cloud, MN; (TUS) Tucson, AZ; and (WMC) Winnemucca, NV.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 ASDC Data and Information for FIRE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/FIRE
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC_DAAC%2FFIRE%2F0112
21 OPeNDAP data access for FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND/contents.html
35 FIRE Cirrus 2 - Direct File Download (.ps) Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/readme/readme_fire_ci2_nws_out_snd.ps
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_NWS_OUT_SND_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0112
45 FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_II-Cirrus.tar
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 ASDC List of FIRE II - Cirrus Mission Summaries Available https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/fire2_cirrus/mission_summaries.html
33 Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/fire_project.pdf
45 FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/FIRE_III.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 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 Earthdata Search for FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000001170-LARC_ASDC
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_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FIRE/FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND/
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
33 FIRE Cirrus 2 National Weather Service (NWS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/fire/guide/base_fire_ci2_nws_sondes_dataset.pdf

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  • altitude
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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