Kuwait Oil Fires Atmospheric Data Archive from 1991

Kuwait Oil Fires Archive contains extracted atmospheric data from NCEP observed and analyzed datasets, formatted to support studies of the 1991 fires. The dataset was created by the SCIOPS organization. It was last updated in December 1991.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in atmospheric variables from NCEP data during the fire period.
• Model the dispersion of fire-related pollutants using the formatted RPTOUT data fields.
• Correlate observed atmospheric conditions from the archive with satellite imagery of the smoke plumes.

Strengths

• Data is specifically formatted (RPTOUT) for Kuwait Oil Fires research.
• Derived from authoritative NCEP observed and analyzed datasets.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with no updates since 1991.
• Specific row count, column names, and data volume are unknown.
• Geographic coverage may be limited primarily to the Kuwait region and downwind areas.

Provenance

Source

NASA Earthdata (platform), originating from NCEP datasets processed by SCIOPS.

Collection Method

Extracted from various NCEP datasets and reformatted into RPTOUT format.

Time Range

1991, surrounding the period of the Kuwait oil fires.

Geography

Primarily Kuwait and surrounding regions affected by the fires.