SOFIA program data from the 1992 ASTEX field campaign studied heat, humidity, and momentum fluxes between the ocean and atmosphere. The dataset was collected by French research groups including CRPE and LMD during the June 1992 intensive field observation. Measurements aimed to validate satellite integrations of energy fluxes across scales up to 50 km.
Use Cases
- Validate satellite-derived heat and momentum flux estimates using nested in-situ measurements from the ASTEX campaign.
- Analyze spatial inhomogeneity of humidity fluxes caused by mesoscale oceanic and atmospheric structures.
- Study energy transfer processes at the sea surface to improve parameterizations in general circulation models.
- Investigate the life cycle and radiative properties of marine stratocumulus cloud systems using coordinated surface and airborne observations.
Strengths
- Data from a coordinated, multi-instrument field campaign designed for model validation.
- Focus on nested measurement strategy to quantify fluxes from local to mesoscale (50 km).
- Temporally focused on a dedicated 28-day intensive field observation period in June 1992.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with last update recorded in June 1992.
- Specific row count, column details, and file formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the eastern North Atlantic Ocean during the ASTEX period.
Provenance
- Source
- LARC_ASDC, from French research groups (CRPE, LA, CMM, IFREMER, Service d'Aeronomie, LMD) with CNRM cooperation.
- Collection Method
- Coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations during the ASTEX intensive field observation.
- Time Range
- Primary data from the ASTEX IFO, June 1-28, 1992.
- Freshness
- 1992-06-23
- Geography
- Eastern North Atlantic Ocean.