Weekly Atlantic Stratocumulus Front Intensity Fields from 1992

Weekly front intensity fields derived from NOAA 11 and 12 satellite observations during the 1992 ASTEX field campaign. The data consists of 752 pixels per row across 652 rows, with each pixel representing a spatial resolution of 0.02 degrees. This dataset was produced by the Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) and archived by NASA's LARC_ASDC.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of front intensity in degree C per 5km to study marine stratocumulus cloud transitions.
• Validate satellite-derived front intensity fields from NOAA 11/12 against in-situ observations from the ASTEX campaign.
• Incorporate weekly front intensity data into models to improve the simulation of cloud life cycles over the eastern North Atlantic.
• Study the temporal evolution of atmospheric fronts on a weekly basis during June 1992.

Strengths

• Data has a high spatial resolution of 0.02 degrees per pixel.
• Covers a focused, intensive field observation period from June 1992.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally limited to weekly snapshots from a single month in 1992.
• Spatial coverage is restricted to the eastern North Atlantic Ocean region observed during ASTEX.
• Specific row and file counts are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS), archived by NASA's LARC_ASDC.

Collection Method

Derived from observations by NOAA 11 and 12 polar-orbiting satellites.

Time Range

Weekly data from June 1992.

Freshness

Data is from 1992 with no stated updates.

Geography

Eastern North Atlantic Ocean, specifically the ASTEX study region.