June 1992 data from a Colorado State University wind profiler radar deployed during the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX). The dataset contains high-resolution vertical wind profiles, measured with a 250-meter height resolution up to 15km altitude, to study marine stratocumulus cloud systems. It was collected by the NASA/LARC ASDC organization as part of the First ISCCP Regional Experiments (FIRE).
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical wind velocity time-series to understand turbulence and mixing within the marine boundary layer during cloud transitions.
- Correlate high-resolution wind profiles with coincident satellite and airborne cloud property observations to study cloud-radiative interactions.
- Validate and improve the representation of wind shear and clear-air dynamics in general circulation model (GCM) parameterizations for the eastern North Atlantic region.
Strengths
- Data collected during a focused, month-long intensive field observation period (IFO) in June 1992.
- High vertical resolution of 250 meters for wind measurements.
- Coordinated with satellite, airborne, and surface observations for multi-instrument validation.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single month in 1992, preventing analysis of long-term trends.
- Geographic scope is restricted to the eastern North Atlantic Ocean during the ASTEX mission.
- Specific data volume (rows, file size) and completeness metrics are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA/LARC Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Collected by a Colorado State University five-beam Doppler radar wind profiler operating at 404.37 MHz.
- Time Range
- June 1 - June 28, 1992.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern North Atlantic Ocean.