FIRE Level 2
Entry Title: First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data
Entry ID: FIRE_MS_CEILOM_CLASS_1
Clouds
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.These data were collected during the FIRE Marine Stratocumulus experiment on San Nicolas Island, California. They are as follows: cloud base height data measured with a ceilometer; processed CLASS sounding (CSD) data up to 2 kilometers (thermodynamic data only), raw CSD recorded at 3.3 second intervals (thermodynamic data only), and raw CSD at 10 second intervals (thermodynamic and wind data).
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
CEILOM - Filtered and unfiltered cloud base height (tape files table)
FIRE_MS_CEILOM_CLASS_1 data table
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for FIRE
- FIRE Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Langley DAAC Data Set Document
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- FIRE Marine Stratocumulus sample read software and data files - Direct File Download (.ps) Readme
- Standard Data Format for FIRE Readme - Direct File Download (.ps)
READ-ME
- Makefile.fci1 Release: 1.1 Date: 7/29/94
- Program to Read D2 HDF Format Files Produced by ISCCP - Direct File Download (.f)
- SDF_HEADER used to parse the FIRE SDF defined header file, and two supporting functions (SDF_DDR, DDR_VAR) - Direct File Download (.c)
- VTOC_read Program for reading records of FIRE Standard Data Format (SDF) Table Of Contents (VTOC) - Direct File Download (.c)
- fsdf_lib Program for reading FIRE Cirrus I, Cirrus II, and MS data sets - Direct File Download (.c)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TYPES
- WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- UPPER LEVEL WINDS
- HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- SURFACE WINDS
- AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- CLOUD CEILING > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Air Temperature
- Clouds
- Humidity
- Pressure
- Wind Direction
- Wind Speed
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
Binary
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH AMERICA MID-LATITUDE BOUNDARY LAYER TROPOSPHERE CALIFORNIA CONTINENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1987-06-30 - 1987-07-19