Total Sky Imager Cloud Imagery from IPHEx Field Campaign

May 9 through June 14, 2014, this dataset contains full-color digital images of daytime sky conditions collected during the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) in North Carolina. It was gathered using the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's ACHIEVE ground-based mobile laboratory total sky imager. The data files are available in JPEG format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cloud cover fraction and sky conditions using time-series JPEG images.
• Validating satellite-based cloud and precipitation products from the GPM mission with ground-based imagery.
• Studying daytime cloud evolution and atmospheric patterns during the IPHEx field campaign.

Strengths

• Provides real-time, full-color sky imagery for a focused 37-day field campaign.
• Serves as ground validation data for the NASA GPM satellite mission, indicating a specific scientific purpose.

Limitations

• The exact number of images (row count) and total dataset size are not specified on any platform.
• Sources conflict on the last update date, with one listing 2014-06-15 and another listing 2026-03-13.

Provenance

Source

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) ACHIEVE ground-based mobile laboratory.

Collection Method

Gathered automatically by a total sky imager instrument during the IPHEx field campaign.

Time Range

May 9, 2014 through June 14, 2014

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:19:31.770381

Geography

North Carolina, USA