FIRE Level 2
Entry Title: First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Data
Entry ID: FIRE_CI1_TOVS_1
Clouds
Description
The First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Data includes temperature soundings from the TOVS sensor on NOAA-9 and -10 satellites. Soundings were made for each pixel over the cirrus Intensive Field Observations (IFO) network. Sounding information contains both standard levels and layer means. Cloud top heights and cloud amount/emissivity also are included. Temperature soundings were made at the overpass times of the NOAA-9 and NOAA-10 satellites when the FIRE network (Wisconsin) was in view of the satellite. There is a maximum of 4 observation times per day.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
FIRE I-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
FIRE I-Extended-Time-Observation Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
FIRE II-ASTEX Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
FIRE III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
EXTENDED METADATA
TOVS-SND- NOAA 9 & 10 Soundings for fire CIRRUS IFO (tape files table)
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for FIRE
- FIRE Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- FIRE Cirrus 1 TOVS Data Set Read Software
- Makefile.fci1 Release: 1.1 Date: 7/29/94
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE
- AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
- CLOUD FREQUENCY > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- INFRARED IMAGERY
- VISIBLE IMAGERY
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- Barometric Altitude
- Cloud Amount
- Cloud Top Pressure
- Cloud Top Temperature
- Dew Point Temperature
- Frost Point Temperature
- Ozone (O3)
- Precipitable Water Profiles
- Radiance
- Skin Temperature
- Surface Pressure
- Surface Temperature
- Temperature Profiles
- Tropopause
- Tropopause Pressure
- Tropopause Temperature
- Water Vapor Mixing Profiles
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
Binary
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
NORTH AMERICA MID-LATITUDE STRATOSPHERE TROPOSPHERE WISCONSIN
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1986-10-14 - 1986-11-02