Surface radiation and meteorological data were collected during the 1992 Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, humidity, wind, and solar and infrared irradiance from a field campaign in the eastern North Atlantic. It was produced by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center.
Use Cases
- Validate GCM cloud parameterizations using surface-measured solar and infrared irradiance data.
- Analyze the relationship between wind speed, wind direction, and marine stratocumulus cloud life cycles.
- Study diurnal cycles of temperature and relative humidity in a marine boundary layer environment.
- Correlate surface pyranometer and pyrgeometer readings with satellite-derived cloud properties.
Strengths
- Data originates from a coordinated, intensive field observation period combining satellite, airborne, and surface instruments.
- Specific sensor models are documented, including Campbell Scientific, R.M. Young, and Eppley instruments.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited to a single 28-day field campaign in June 1992.
- The specific row count, column list, and file formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the eastern North Atlantic Ocean region of the ASTEX campaign.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Collected via surface-based data loggers and specific meteorological sensors deployed during the FIRE ASTEX field campaign.
- Time Range
- June 1 - June 28, 1992.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern North Atlantic Ocean.