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FIRE II - ASTEX Data Sets |
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) II - Atlantic & Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) was conducted in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. It was designed to improve the understanding of the physical processes involved in the life cycles of cirrus and marine stratocumulus systems, the radiative properties of these clouds and their interactions.
| On-line Guides | Ordering Data | Relevant Links |
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| FIRE Project Guide | ASDC Web Ordering Tool | FIRE II - ASTEX Home Page |
For convenience in ordering a specific data product, select the data set name in the data table below.
| Data Set Name (Select name to order) |
Readme File | Sample Software | Data Set Guide | Parameter(s) | Temporal Coverage | Sensor | Source/ Platform |
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| FIRE_AX_CMS_CLOUD | FIRE Readme (Postscript) | CMS Cloud Info | CMS Cloud Data | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Cloud Amount | 05/30/1992 - 07/03/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_LWFLUX | Readme | CMS LWFLUX Info Part 1 | CMS LWFLUX Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Longwave Radiation | 05/31/1992 - 07/02/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SOLAR_DY | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Solar Irradiance | 06/01/1992 - 07/02/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SOLAR_HR | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Solar Irradiance | 05/24/1992 - 07/02/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SOLAR_MN | Readme | Team Notes | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Solar Irradiance | 06/01/1992 - 06/30/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SOLAR_WK | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Solar Irradiance | 06/08/1992 - 07/12/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-3, -4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SST_DAY | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Sea Surface Temperature | 05/29/1992 - 07/02/1992 |
AVHRR | NOAA-11, -12 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SST_FNTS | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Fronts | 06/08/1992 - 07/05/1992 |
AVHRR | NOAA-11, -12 |
| FIRE_AX_CMS_SST_WEEK | Readme | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Compile Utility | C Code | Yes | Sea Surface Temperature | 06/08/1992 - 07/12/1992 |
AVHRR | NOAA-11, -12 |
| FIRE_AX_CSU_CEILOM | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Cloud Ceiling | 05/31/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
Ceilometer | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_CSU_MET_SFC | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Air Temperature, Humidity, Infrared Radiance, Surface Winds | 05/30/1992 - 06/30/1992 |
Campbell Model 207 Probe, Propeller Anemometer, Pyrgeometer, Pyranometer | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_CSU_PRT6 | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Brightness Temperature | 06/01/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
PRT-6 | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_CSU_WNDPRFS | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Surface Winds | 05/30/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Wind Profiler | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_BASIC | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Geopotential, Specific Humidity, Temperature, Vertical Velocity, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_CLOUDS | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Cloud Liquid Water, Clouds | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_DIAG | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Adiabatic Tendency, Convective Tendency, Diabatic Heating, Gravity Wave, Humidity Tendency, Vertical Diffusion | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_MEANW | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Vertical Velocity | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_SFDIAG | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Boundary Layer Dissipation, Clouds, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Evaporation, Precipitation, Solar Radiation, Surface Latent Heat Flux, Surface Sensible Heat Flux, Surface Stress, Temperature, Thermal Radiation, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ECMWF_SURFCE | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
N/A | N/A |
| FIRE_AX_ER2_LIDAR | Readme Part 1 | Readme Part 2 (Postscript) | C Code | Yes | Clouds, Ground Height | 06/02/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
Lidar | NASA ER-2, Aircraft |
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FIRE_AX_ER2_MAS Browse Files Available |
Readme | General Info (Postscript) | Users Guide (Postscript) | Summary File for 05/29/1992 | Summary File for 05/31/1992 | Summary File for 06/02/1992 | Summary File for 06/04/1992 | Summary File for 06/08/1992 | Summary File for 06/17/1992 | Summary File for 06/18/1992 | Summary File for 06/19/1992 | Summary File for 06/21/1992 | Summary File for 06/22/1992 | Summary File for 06/23/1992 | C Code | Fortran Code | IDL Code | Include Files | Yes | Radiance | 05/29/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
MAS | NASA ER-2, Aircraft |
| FIRE_AX_ERS1_ALTIMTR | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Make File | C Code | Yes | Wave Height, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/15/1992 |
Radar Altimeter | ERS-1 |
| FIRE_AX_ERS1_MCRWRAD | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Make File | C Code | Yes | Brightness Temperature | 05/30/1992 - 07/01/1992 |
Microwave Radiometer | ERS-1 |
| FIRE_AX_ERS1_SCTRMTR | Readme | Yes | Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
Wind Scatterometer | ERS-1 | |
| FIRE_AX_ISCCP_DX | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Fortran Code | Yes | Albedo, Clouds, Pressure, Radiance, Reflectance, Temperature |
06/01/1992 - 06/30/1992 |
MIR, AVHRR | METEOSAT-4, NOAA-11, -12 |
| FIRE_AX_MAGE_OCN_AIR | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Info Part 3 | Yes | Sulfur Dioxide Concentration | 06/03/1992 - 06/18/1992 |
GC-MS | Ship | |
| FIRE_AX_MAGE_OCN_MET | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | C Code | Yes | Irradiance, Preceipitation, Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Water Surface Conductivity, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/26/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
GC-MS | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_MAGE_OCN_SEA | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Info Part 3 | Yes | Dimethysulfide Concentration | 05/31/1992 - 06/20/1992 |
GC-MS | Ship | |
| FIRE_AX_MAGE_TETROON | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | C Code | Yes | Altitude | 06/12/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Radio Transmitter | Con. Density Balloon |
| FIRE_AX_MALBAL_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/07/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_OCEANS_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/03/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_PORSAN_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_CEIL_VAL | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | C Code | Yes | Cloud Base Height | 06/05/1992 - 06/25/1992 |
Ceilometer | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_SANMAR_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_SUROIT_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Air Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Water Vapor | 06/01/1992 - 06/20/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_VALDIV_SONDE | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | Make File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Humidity, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/28/1992 - 06/22/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_METEOSAT | Readme | Make File | Fortran Code | Yes | Radiance | 05/30/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
MIR | METEOSAT-4, -5 |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_CEIL_MAL | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Clouds | 06/01/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Ceilometer | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_CEIL_SAN | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Clouds | 06/03/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Ceilometer | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_H2OVAP | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Liquid Water Content, Water Vapor | 06/01/1992 - 06/27/1992 |
Microwave Radiometer | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_MALBAL | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Clouds, Irradiance, Latent Heat Flux, Liquid Water Content, Precipitation Rate, Sea Surface Temperature, Sensible Heat Flux, Solar Absorptance, Solar Reflectance, Solar Transmittance, Specific Humidity, Surface Stress, System Optical Depth, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/06/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Ceilometer, Hygrometer, Microwave Radiometer, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer, Rain Gauge, Sonic Anemometer, Thermistor, Thermometer, Wind Profiler | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_PSU_WND_MAL | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Height, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/12/1992 - 06/28/1992 |
Wind Profiler | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_RWSONDE_LVL1 | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Height, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
Rawinsonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_RWSONDE_LVL2 | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | Summary File | C Code | Yes | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Height, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/29/1992 |
Rawinsonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_SFC_FUNCHAL | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Geopotential Height, Humidity, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1986 - 06/30/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_SFC_IMAU | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 (Postscript) | Info Part 2 | C Code | Yes | Humidity, Irradiance, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1986 - 06/28/1992 |
Humidity Sensor, Pyranometer, Temperature Sensor, Wind Sensor | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_ARAT_FLT | Readme (Postscript) | C Code for 10 second data | C Code for 1 second data | Yes | Aerosol Particle Properties, Air Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water, Deiced Temperature, Dew Point, Doppler Speed, Humidity, Infrared Flux, Potential Temperature, Radiance, Static Pressure, Static Temperature, Surface Air Temperature, Visible Flux | 06/08/1992 - 06/27/1992 |
Bolemet Radiometer, Carbon Plate, Doppler Radar, Hot-Wire, Hygrometer, Integrating Nephelometer, Microwave Radiometer, Optical Counter, Platinum Resistance, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer, Variable Capacitance | ARAT FOKKER F-27 |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_ARAT_TRB | Readme (Postscript) | Yes | Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/01/1992 - 06/20/1992 |
Flow Angle Sensors, Hygrometer, Platinum Resistance, Variable Capacitance | ARAT FOKKER F-27 | |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_BUOY_DFT | Readme (Postscript) | Info on DON | Info on POS | Info on THY | C Code | Yes | Hydrostatic Pressure Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/30/1992 - 06/30/1992 |
Anemometer, Bathymetric Chain, Thermistor, Variable Capacitance | Drifting Buoy |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_BUOY_SPR | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Info on Spear Periods | Info on Spear Positions | Info on Spear Position Buoy 05740 | C Code for position | C Code | Yes | Wave Height, Wave Period | 06/01/1992 - 06/30/1992 |
Accelerometer | Spear Buoy |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_PTU | Readme (Postscript) | Info | C Code | Yes | Altitude, Humidity, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/31/1992 - 06/20/1992 |
Radiosonde | Ground Station |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_BUCK | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Sea Surface Temperature | 05/29/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Thermistor | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_DRAK | Readme (Postscript) | Info Part 1 | Info Part 2 | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Brightness Temperature, Water Vapor | 06/02/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Microwave Radiometer | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_HYD | Readme (Postscript) | Data Info | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Wave Length, Wave Speed | 06/02/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Hydrophone | Buoy |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_MET | Readme (Postscript) | Data Info | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Dry Bulb Temperature, Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Wet Bulb Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/27/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
Barometer, Sonic Anemometer, Thermistor | Buoy |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_RAD | Readme (Postscript) | Data Info | Info on Radiation Data (Postscript) | Info | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Infrared Radiation, Net Radiation, Pressure, Solar Radiation | 06/02/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Barometer, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer, Radiometer | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_SOF_SUR_TBAL | Readme (Postscript) | Data Info | Info | C Code | C Code for NAV Data | Yes | Height, Humidity, Pressure, Specific Humidity, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 06/02/1992 - 06/19/1992 |
Tethered Balloon | Ship |
| FIRE_AX_UKMO_C130 | Readme | Info | Make File | C Code | Yes | Barometric Altitude, Cloud Top Temperature, Deiced Temperature, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Droplet Concentration, Droplet Size, Effective Droplet Radius, Ice Water Concent, Infrared Flux, Liquid Water Content, Static Pressure, Surface Temperature, Vertical Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Speed | 05/30/1992 - 06/23/1992 |
Chilled Mirror, FSSP, Gust Probe, Hot-Wire, Hygrometer, Platinum Resistance, PMS 2D-C Probe, PRT-4, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer, Thermometer, Variable Capacitance | UK C130 |
| FIRE_AX_UW_C131A | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Yes | Condensation Nuclei, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Droplet Concentration, Humidity, Irradiance, Liquid Water Content, Ozone, Pressure, Surface Temperature, Temperature, Turbulence | 06/02/1992 - 06/27/1992 |
C2H4 Chemiluminescence, Capacitive Sensor, Chilled Mirror, Cloud Chamber, FSSP, Hot-Wire, Hygrometer, RMS Pressure Var, Platinum Resistance, Pyranometer, Radiometer, Reverse Flow | UW C131 | |
| FIRE_AX_UW_DSCRT | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Yes | Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Condensation Nuclei, Dimethylsulfide, Droplet Concentration, Effective Droplet Diameter, Effective Droplet Radius, Liquid Water Content, Ozone, Particle Diameter, Particle Number Concentration, Potential Temperature, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Temperature | 06/02/1992 - 06/27/1992 |
C2H4 Chemiluminescence, Cloud Chamber, Filter/Fluorescence, Filter/IC, FSSP, GC-FID, Hot-Wire, IR CO Analyzer, IR CO2 Analyzer, Optical Counter, Platinum Resistance, Spectrometer | UW C131 | |
| FIRE_AX_UW_GERB_10HZ | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Yes | Effective Droplet Radius, Liquid Water Content, Particle Surface Area | 06/02/1992 - 06/26/1992 |
Optical Counter | UW C131 | |
| FIRE_AX_UW_GERB_1HZ | Readme (Postscript) | Info | Yes | Effective Droplet Radius, Liquid Water Content, Particle Surface Area | 06/02/1992 - 06/26/1992 |
Optical Counter | UW C131 |
