TARFOX Level 3
Entry Title: Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - Ames Sun Photometer - University of Washington C-131A aircraft

Entry ID: TARFOX_UWC131A_SUNP_1
Aerosols
Description

TARFOX_UWC131A_SUNP Data Set was collected from the 6-channel Sun Photometer flown on the University of Washington C-131A aircraft during the Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) mission. The TARFOX Intensive Field Campaign was conducted July 10-31, 1996. It included coordinated measurements from four satellites (GOES-8, NOAA-14, ERS-2, LANDSAT), four aircraft (ER-2, C-130, C-131A, and a modified Cessna), land sites, and ships. A variety of aerosol conditions was sampled, ranging from relatively clean behind frontal passages to moderately polluted with aerosol optical depths exceeding 0.5 at mid-visible wavelengths. Gradients of aerosol optical thickness were sampled to aid in isolating aerosol effects from other radiative effects and to more tightly constrain closure tests, including those of satellite retrievals. Early results from TARFOX include demonstration of the unexpected importance of carbonaceous compounds and water condensed on aerosol in the US mid-Atlantic haze plume, chemical apportionment of the aerosol optical depth, measurements of the downward component of aerosol radiative forcing, and agreement between forcing measurements and calculations.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/TARFOX/0001

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
  • Particulate Optical Depth
  • Rayleigh Optical Depth
  • Total Optical Depth
Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

spatial-coverage-map
Spatial Coverage: (S: 36, N: 39.78), (W: -76.53, E: -72.54)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1996-07-10 - 1996-07-31
Platforms

Propeller
C-131A
Convair C-131 Samaritan
SUN PHOTOMETERS
SUN PHOTOMETERS
Metadata Dates

Created on 2001-06-07
Last updated on 2024-03-27