1998 satellite imagery from the third Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX-3) campaign. The dataset contains archived data from the GOES-8 satellite across three spectral channels. It was collected and archived by the Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC_DAAC).
Use Cases
- Analyzing cloud formation and evolution using the visible (0.65 microns) channel imagery.
- Studying atmospheric temperature profiles and cloud-top heights with the infrared (11 microns) channel data.
- Investigating mid-tropospheric water vapor transport and distribution via the water vapor (6.75 microns) channel.
- Conducting multi-spectral analysis of convective systems by combining data from all three archived channels.
Strengths
- Data from a dedicated field campaign (CAMEX-3) focused on convection and moisture.
- Contains imagery from three distinct spectral channels (visible, infrared, water vapor).
- Archived by a NASA data center (GHRC_DAAC), ensuring a level of curation.
Limitations
- Data is from a single year (1998), limiting temporal analysis of long-term trends.
- The specific spatial coverage, resolution, and volume (rows/size) of the imagery are unknown.
- Data format and accessibility details are unspecified, which may complicate use.
Provenance
- Source
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8 (GOES-8), archived by GHRC_DAAC.
- Collection Method
- Collected and archived in support of the CAMEX-3 field campaign.
- Time Range
- 1998 (campaign period).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coverage area of the GOES-8 satellite, likely focused on the CAMEX-3 study region (typically tropical Atlantic/Caribbean).