ICE-POP Sea Surface Fluxes for Winter Weather Validation

NASA's SEA FLUX ICE POP dataset provides estimates of ocean surface latent and sensible heat fluxes, 10m wind speed, 10m air temperature, 10m air humidity, and skin sea surface temperature. Data was collected during the 2018 ICE-POP field campaign in South Korea to study severe winter weather in complex terrain and improve short-term forecasting. This dataset supported the Global Precipitation Measurement mission's ground validation efforts from September 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite-derived estimates of orographic winter precipitation using ground-measured latent heat flux and sea surface temperature.
• Improving short-term forecasting models for severe winter weather by analyzing time-series of 10m wind speed, air temperature, and humidity.
• Studying ocean-atmosphere interactions and energy exchange in complex terrain using sensible heat flux and skin sea surface temperature data.

Strengths

• Data covers an eight-month period focused on winter conditions, from September 2017 to April 2018.
• Sourced from a targeted NASA field campaign (ICE-POP) with clear objectives for weather study and forecast improvement.
• Contains specific physical estimates including latent heat flux, sensible heat flux, and skin sea surface temperature.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• License information is inconsistent, listed as 'other-license-specified' on some platforms and null on others.
• The most recent update date conflicts between sources, ranging from 2018 to 2026.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Collected as part of the ICE-POP ground validation field campaign.

Time Range

September 1, 2017 to April, 30, 2018

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:59:59.279270

Geography

South Korea, specifically the Pyeongchang region for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.