FIRE Level 2
Entry Title: First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data
Entry ID: FIRE_CI2_SABRELINER_1
Clouds Radiation Budget
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.Cirrus IFO-II was conducted from November 9 to December 8, 1991 in Coffeyville, Kansas. The NCAR Sabreliner aircraft measured radiation and microphysical properties of the cloud layers, in addition to temperature, moisture, and air motions.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
FIRE II-Cirrus Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
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 III Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for FIRE
- ASDC List of FIRE II - Cirrus Mission Summaries Available
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- Makefile.fci2 Release: 1.1 Date: 3/22/94
- Sample read routines for all FIRE Cirrus II data sets in ASCII format - Direct File Download (.c)
- Subroutines to read DX data from a DX file - Direct File Download (.f)
- fci2_lib Program for reading FIRE Cirrus II data sets - Direct File Download (.c)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- UPPER LEVEL WINDS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- SURFACE WINDS
- CLOUD TYPES
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- Air Motions
- Cloud Microphysics
- Deiced Sensors
- Humidity
- Ice Particles
- Icing Rate Detector
- Irradiance
- Moisture
- NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft
- Pressure
- Pressure Transducer
- Temperature
- Wind Direction
- Wind Speed
- Mixing Ratio
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
Native
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
NORTH AMERICA KANSAS EQUATORIAL MID-LATITUDE BOUNDARY LAYER TROPOSPHERE CONTINENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1991-11-17 - 1991-12-07