Satellite-derived Surface Radiation Budget data for cirrus clouds over a region from 55°N to 90°N and 175°W to 135°W. The dataset was produced by NASA's LARC_ASDC from the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 field campaign, with primary data collection occurring in October and November 1986.
Use Cases
- Validate GCM cloud parameterizations using pixel-level algorithm decision data and 25 km sampled radiance.
- Analyze cirrus cloud life cycles and radiative properties using time-series observations from the October-November 1986 intensive field period.
- Study spatial patterns of surface radiation budget in polar regions using geolocated pixel data with 4 km field of view.
Strengths
- Data reported at original pixel resolution with detailed algorithm decision information, unlike standard ISCCP products.
- Combines coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations from a designed intensive field observation (IFO).
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to specific, short field campaigns, with the primary data from a single month in 1986.
- Spatial coverage is restricted to a specific Alaskan/Western Arctic region (55°N to 90°N, 175°W to 135°W).
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Results from ISCCP analysis of B3 radiance data, spatially sampled to 25 km, combined with coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations from the FIRE field campaign.
- Time Range
- Primary data from the Cirrus 1 Intensive Field Observation (IFO): October 13 to November 2, 1986.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Region from 55 degrees North to 90 degrees North and 175 degrees West to 135 degrees West (Alaska/Western Arctic).