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FIRE II - Cirrus Data Sets

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) II Cirrus was conducted in southeastern Kansas. 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.

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Available Data Sets

For convenience in ordering a specific data product, select the data set name in the data table below.

Data Set Name
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Readme File Sample Software Parameter(s) Temporal Coverage Sensor Source/ Platform
FIRE_CI2_CITATN_1HZ Air Flow Angle, Condensation Nuclei, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Liquid Water Content, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Pressure, Supercooled Liq. Water Content, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/14/1991
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12/07/1991
Alcohol Condenser, Chemiluminescent, Chilled Mirror, Flow Angle Sensors, Hot-Wire, Icing Rate Detector, Pressure Transducer, Reverse Flow, Temperature Probes Aircraft, UND Citation
FIRE_CI2_CITATN_24HZ   Static Pressure, Temperature, Vertical Wind Acceleration, Vertical Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/14/1991
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12/07/1991
Flow Angle Sensors, Thermometer, Variable Capacitance UND Citation
FIRE_CI2_CITATN_5SEC   Barametric Altitude, Cloud Ice, Cloud Particles, Condensation Nuclei, Condensation Nuclei Flow Rate, Condensation Nuclei Temp, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Ice Water Content, Liquid Water Content, Mixing Ratio, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Potential Temperature, Relative Humidity, Reverse Flow Temperature, Static Pressure, Temperature, Vertical Velocity, Vertical Wind Acceleration, Vertical Wind Angle, Vertical Wind Speed, Virtual Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/22/1991
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11/22/1991
Flow Angle Sensors, Thermometer, Variable Capacitance UND Citation
FIRE_CI2_CITATN_IWC   Ambient Temperature, Barametric Altitude, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Diffusional Growth Rate, Ice Water Content, Particle Diameter, Particle Number Concentration, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity, Relative Humidity, Static Pressure, Vertical Velocity, Water Vapor Density 11/14/1991
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12/07/1991
PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe UND Citation
FIRE_CI2_CITATN_PMS Clouds 11/14/1991
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12/07/1991
FSSP, PMS 1D-C Probe, PMS 1D-P Probe Aircraft, UND Citation
FIRE_CI2_CLASS_SONDE Geopotential Height, Humidity, Pressure, Temerature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/06/1991
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12/07/1991
Rawinsonde Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_CSU_PRT6 Brightness Temperature 11/18/1991
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12/07/1991
PRT-6 Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_CSU_SONDES Geopotential Height, Humidity, Pressure, Temperature 11/13/1991
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12/06/1991
Rawinsonde Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_CSU_STN1 Humidity, Irradiance, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/11/1991
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12/08/1991
207 Probe, Pyranometer, Pyrheliometer, Pyrgeometer, Wind Sensor Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_CSU_STN2 Humidity, Irradiance, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/13/1991
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12/08/1991
207 Probe, Pyranometer, Pyrheliometer, Pyrgeometer, Wind Sensor Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_CSU_WNDPRFS Ground Height, Wind Speed 11/12/1991
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12/07/1991
Wind Profiler Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_DOPLR_LIDAR Ground Height, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/21/1991
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12/07/1991
LIDAR Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_ER2_LIDAR Clouds, Ground Height 11/24/1991
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12/07/1991
LIDAR NASA ER2
FIRE_CI2_ER2_MAS

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Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance 10/31/1991
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12/07/1991
MAS Aircraft, NASA ER2
FIRE_CI2_ETL_RADAR Clouds 11/13/1991
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11/29/1991
Radar Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_HIS Radiance 11/26/1991
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12/05/1991
HIS Aircraft, NASA EER2
FIRE_CI2_HSRL   Aerosols, Clouds, Ice 11/22/1991
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12/06/1991
HSRL Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_ISCCP_DX Albedo, Clouds, Pressure, Radiance, Reflectance, Temperature 11/01/1991
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12/31/1991
VISSR, AVHRR GOES-7, NOAA-11, -12
FIRE_CI2_KINGAIR Humidity, Ice, Irradiance, Liquid Water Content, Mixing Ratio, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/09/1991
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12/06/1991
Gust Probe, Hot-Wire, Hygrometer, Photometer, Platinum Resistance, PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe, PRT-5, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer, Radiometer Aircraft, NCAR Kingair
FIRE_CI2_KINGAIR_2D Particle Number Concentration 11/09/1991
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12/06/1991
PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe Aircraft, NCAR Kingair
FIRE_CI2_KINGAIR_IWC AmbientTemperature, Barometric Altitude, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Diffusional Growth Rate, Ice Water Concent, Particle Diameter, Particle Number Concentration, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity, Relative Humidity, Static Pressure, Vertical Velocity, Water Vapor Density 11/09/1991
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12/06/1991
PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe Aircraft, NCAR Kingair
FIRE_CI2_LARC8_LIDAR

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Aerosol Backscattering Coefficient 11/13/1991
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12/07/1991
LIDAR Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_MAPS

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Montgomery Streamfunction, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Speed 11/12/1991
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12/08/1991
Analysis Model
FIRE_CI2_NOAA_WNDPFS Ground Height, Wind Speed 11/13/1991
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12/07/1991
Wind Profiler Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_NWS_IN_SND Geopotential Height, Humidity, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/13/1991
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12/07/1991
Rawinsonde Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND Geopotential Height, Humidity, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/20/1991
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12/07/1991
Rawinsonde Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_PAMS Humidity, Irradiance, Mixing Ratio, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/13/1991
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12/07/1991
PAMS Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_RAMAN_LIDAR Mixing Ratio 11/13/1991
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12/07/1991
LIDAR Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_SABRELINER Humidity, Ice, Irradiance, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed 11/17/1991
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12/07/1991
Deiced Sensors, Gust Probe, Hygrometer, Icing Rate Detector, Pressure Transducer, Pyranometer, Pyrgeometer Aircraft, NCAR Sabreliner
FIRE_CI2_SABRLNR_2D Particle Number Concentration 11/17/1991
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12/07/1991
PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe Aircraft, NCAR Sabreliner
FIRE_CI2_SABRLNR_IWC Ambient Temperature, Barometric Altitude, Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Diffusional Growth Rate, Ice Water Content, Particle Diameter, Particle Number Concentration, Preciptiation Rate, Radar Reflectivity, Relative Humidity, Static Pressure, Vertical Velocity, Water Vapor Density 11/17/1991
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12/07/1991
PMS 2D-C Probe, PMS 2D-P Probe Aircraft, NCAR Sabreliner
FIRE_CI2_SKYCAMERA

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  Clouds 11/12/1991
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12/09/1991
Video Camera Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_SPECT_SIRIS   Radiance 11/25/1991
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12/07/1991
SIRIS Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_UTAH_PDL

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  Lidar Relative Backscatter 11/21/1991
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12/06/1991
Lidar Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_VIL_RTI   Albedo, Clouds, Ice 11/17/1991
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12/06/1991
VIL Ground Station
FIRE_CI2_VIL_SCAN   Albedo, Clouds, Ice 11/18/1991
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12/06/1991
VIL Ground Station


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