FIRE ASTEX MAGE: Meteorological Data from Atlantic Cloud Experiment

June 1992 field data from the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) and Marine Aerosol Gas Exchange (MAGE) campaign. The dataset contains coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations from a multinational effort to study cloud-chemistry interactions and air/sea fluxes. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the First ISCCP Regional Experiments (FIRE) program.

Use Cases

• Modeling cloud formation and dissipation factors based on marine stratocumulus observations.
• Studying air/sea trace-gas and aerosol flux interactions based on Lagrangian airmass tracking.
• Analyzing the impact of natural versus anthropogenic aerosols on marine cloud chemistry.
• Improving satellite cloud data products based on coordinated high-resolution field observations.

Strengths

• Data from a coordinated multinational field experiment combining satellite, airborne, and surface observations.
• Focuses on a specific, well-documented intensive field-observation period in June 1992.
• Designed to address specific goals for improving General Circulation Model (GCM) parameterizations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is stored in legacy formats (BIN, TAR, ISO) which may require specialized tools to access.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations collected during a field campaign.

Time Range

June 1992

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 02:54:59.342694; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern North Atlantic Ocean