November 13 to December 7, 1991 data from the Second FIRE Cirrus intensive field observation in Coffeyville, Kansas. The dataset contains images of cirrus clouds captured by a High Spectral Resolution Lidar, showing backscatter and depolarization ratio. It was collected by the LARC_ASDC organization to study cloud properties and interactions for improving climate models.
Use Cases
- Analyze cirrus cloud structure and evolution by examining temporal sequences of lidar backscatter images.
- Study ice crystal orientation and shape by correlating features in the depolarization ratio images with backscatter intensity.
- Validate satellite-derived cloud products by comparing co-located HSRL observations of cloud boundaries and optical properties.
- Investigate cloud life cycles and radiative interactions by modeling using the observed backscatter and depolarization data fields.
Strengths
- Data originates from a coordinated, intensive field observation period designed for climate model validation.
- Provides two specific, co-registered data products: lidar backscatter and depolarization ratio images.
Limitations
- Data is temporally limited to a single 25-day field campaign in late 1991.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to a single site in southeastern Kansas.
- Sample size and specific row/column counts for the image data are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- LARC_ASDC via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Airborne and surface observations using a High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) during the FIRE Cirrus 2 field campaign.
- Time Range
- 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coffeyville, Kansas, USA.