25 km resolution satellite radiance data provides a detailed record of the surface radiation budget over Switzerland. The dataset contains pixel-level algorithm decision information not found in standard ISCCP products. Data was produced by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center from the 1986 FIRE Cirrus 1 experiment.
Use Cases
- Analyze surface radiation budget (SRB) variations using pixel-level radiance data across Switzerland.
- Validate cloud detection algorithms using the detailed algorithm decision flags included in this dataset.
- Study regional climate by correlating Earth location data (latitude, longitude) with radiance measurements.
- Compare high-resolution 4 km pixel field-of-view data with the standard 25 km ISCCP product for accuracy assessment.
Strengths
- Provides original pixel resolution data at 4 km field-of-view, unlike the standard spatially sampled product.
- Covers a significant geographic region from 30°N to 55°N and 40°W to 40°E.
- Includes detailed algorithm decision metadata for each data point.
Limitations
- Data is from a single campaign in 1986, offering only a historical snapshot.
- Specific row count, file size, and complete column schema are unknown.
- Spatial coverage is limited to the FIRE Cirrus 1 experiment region over Switzerland.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Analysis of B3 radiance data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP), sampled to 25 km resolution.
- Time Range
- Campaign data from 1986.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Region from 30°N to 55°N latitude and 40°W to 40°E longitude, focused on Switzerland.