Data from the 1992 Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) field campaign, part of the First ISCCP Regional Experiments (FIRE). The dataset contains microwave radiometer measurements collected by the Pennsylvania State University to study marine stratocumulus cloud systems. It was produced by the LARC_ASDC organization and last updated in June 1992.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in atmospheric water vapor and liquid water path from microwave radiometer brightness temperature data.
- Validate satellite-derived cloud property retrievals from the ISCCP by comparing with higher-resolution surface-based radiometer observations.
- Investigate the relationship between cloud physical processes and radiative properties using coordinated surface, airborne, and satellite data from the IFO.
- Improve parameterizations for marine stratocumulus in climate models by correlating radiometric data with other observed cloud system variables.
Strengths
- Data originates from a coordinated, intensive field-observation period specifically designed for cloud process studies.
- Collection was part of a multi-platform mission combining surface, airborne, and satellite observations for cross-validation.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single 28-day field campaign in June 1992.
- Geographic scope is restricted to the eastern North Atlantic Ocean region of the ASTEX campaign.
- Specific data volume, row count, and column details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- LARC_ASDC (NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center).
- Collection Method
- Surface-based microwave radiometer measurements collected during the ASTEX intensive field-observation period.
- Time Range
- June 1 - June 28, 1992.
- Freshness
- Data is historical, last updated in 1992.
- Geography
- Eastern North Atlantic Ocean.