Meteosat satellite data captures cloud properties and dynamics for the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX). The dataset was collected by NASA's Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center during a focused field campaign in June 1992. It supports research into marine stratocumulus cloud life cycles and their representation in climate models.
Use Cases
- Analyze cloud optical properties and spatial patterns from satellite imagery to study stratocumulus transition dynamics.
- Validate and improve cloud parameterization schemes in climate models using coordinated satellite and field observation data from the ASTEX campaign.
- Investigate the relationship between satellite-derived cloud data and higher-resolution airborne observations for the eastern North Atlantic Ocean region.
Strengths
- Data is from a coordinated, intensive field observation period combining satellite, airborne, and surface measurements.
- Focuses on a specific, scientifically critical cloud type (marine stratocumulus) in a defined region.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited to a single month of observations from June 1992.
- Specific data volume, resolution, and available spectral bands from the Meteosat sensor are not detailed.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Satellite observations from the Meteosat platform, coordinated with airborne and surface measurements during the ASTEX field campaign.
- Time Range
- June 1992.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern North Atlantic Ocean, specifically the ASTEX study region.