TARFOX Level 1A
Entry Title: Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer from Wallops ground station

Entry ID: TARFOX_WALLOPS_SMPS_1
Aerosols Field Campaigns
Description

TARFOX_WALLOPS_SMPS is the Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) data set from 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/0004

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
  • Particle Number Concentration
Data Distribution

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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: 1996-07-16 - 1996-07-26
Temporal Resolution: 5 minutes
Platforms

In Situ Land-based Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
SMPS
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
Metadata Dates

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