Description

This data set consists of radiance measurements from the NASA ER2 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Airborne Simulator (MAS) during the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE).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 improve 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 the ISCCP data, GCM parameterizations, and higher space and time resolution cloud data.

DOI

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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

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)

PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

Campaign Summary Information for First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE)

Campaign Summary Information for First ISSCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment (FIRE-ACE)

PROJECT HOME PAGE

Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS) Project Home Page

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for FIRE
• ASDC Data and Information for MAS
• FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment (FIRE.ACE) Home Page Document
• FIRE-ACE ER-2 Flight Logs and Flight Track Images
• MAS Spectral Response Summary

HOW-TO

• Program to read SRB Release 3 Shortwave 3 Hourly nc - Direct File Download (.f)
• Readme to open the PRO MAS_READ_NETCDF_IDL file and initialize the SDS interface

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• Project/Campaign Document: Project/Campaign Document: FIRE Langley DAAC

READ-ME

• Readme Information about the data provided by the AMPR flown onboard the ER2 aircraft during the FIRE ACE field campaign
• Readme file for the FIRE ACE ER2 MAS Data Sets

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

• Readme to produce a general read program for users to access Data Sets written in NCSA's HDF netCDF format - Direct File Download (.c)

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