CLAMS Level 1B
Entry Title: CLAMS Chesapeake Lighthouse Vaisala RS-80 Radiosonde
Entry ID: CLAMS_CERES_CHESLIGHT_SONDE_1
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget Field Campaigns
Description
CLAMS_CERES_CHESLIGHT_SONDE data were collected during the Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS) experiment.The CLAMS_CERES_CHESLIGHT_SONDE data set was collected by Vaisala RS-80 Radiosonde at the Chesapeake Lighthouse, which is a Coast Guard platform located 25 km East of Virginia (near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay). It is located outside of the surf zone and far enough away from shore to make it an excellent validation site for space-borne retrievals of cloud and aerosol microphysics. The platform itself is small enough (25x25 meters) that the usual island effect associated with oceanic sites is negligible. Aerosol climatology at this location indicates optical depths and Angstrom exponents that are consistent with polluted urban aerosols, which is not surprising given its close proximity to Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA. These urban aerosols will also have an impact on the marine clouds at the site. Not all air masses at Chesapeake Lighthouse are polluted, however, as Easterly winds from occasional synoptic systems and frequent sea breezes provide a marine aerosol source. Hence, the Chesapeake Lighthouse is an excellent location to study the impact of anthropogenic aerosols on cloud microphysical properties (i.e., the indirect effect).
Resources and Documentation
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
Campaign Summary Information for Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aricraft Measurements for Satellites
NASA Overview of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS)
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- How to cite ASDC data
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- ASDC Data and Information for CLAMS
- Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Instrument Overview
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- Description of Ground Truthing
MICRO ARTICLE
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
- DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- Vaisala RS-80 Radiosonde
- Vaisala PP15 Sounding Processor
- Dew Point
- Pressure
- Relative Humidity
- Temperature
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
ASCII
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
VIRGINIA
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2001-07-10 - 2001-08-02