TARFOX Level 1A
Entry Title: Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - meteorological data from Wallops ground station

Entry ID: TARFOX_WALLOPS_MET_1
Field Campaigns
Description

TARFOX_WALLOPS_MET is the Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) Surface Meteorological data set Wallops ground station.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/0005

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
  • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
  • HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • SURFACE TEMPERATURE
  • SURFACE WINDS
  • Pressure
  • Relative Humidity
  • Temperature
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Speed
Data Distribution

File Format(s):

ASCII

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Spatial Information

spatial-coverage-map
Spatial Coverage: (S: 37.85, N: 37.85), (W: -75.48, E: -75.48)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Geodetic
Granule Spatial Representation: Geodetic
Locations

VIRGINIA
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1996-07-10 - 1996-07-30
Temporal Resolution: 1 minute
Platforms

In Situ Land-based Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
BAROMETERS
HYGROMETERS
ANEMOMETERS
THERMOMETERS
Metadata Dates

Created on 2001-06-11
Last updated on 2019-10-15