Airborne Cloud Radar (ACR) Reflectivity, Wakasa Bay, Japan  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0212
Summary
This data set includes 94 GHz co- and cross-polarized radar reflectivity. The Airborne Cloud Radar (ACR) sensor was mounted to a NASA P-3 aircraft flown over the Sea of Japan, the Western Pacific Ocean, and the Japanese Islands. The ACR data were acquired during the AMSR/AMSR-E Wakasa Bay Field Campaign in January and February 2003. Data are available in network Common Data Format (netCDF) from NSIDC via FTP.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. The Wakasa Bay field campaign was designed to validate both AMSR and AMSR-E shallow rainfall and snowfall retrieval capabilities.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 40°
S: 30°
E: 150°
W: 130°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Graeme L. Stephens
Dataset Title: Airborne Cloud Radar (ACR) Reflectivity, Wakasa Bay, Japan
Dataset Release Date: 2004-03-15
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0212.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-01-14
Stop Date: 2003-02-03
Location Keywords
- OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN SEA OF JAPAN
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Reflectance
- Atmosphere Clouds
- Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Reflectance
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
Ancillary Keywords
- Airborne Radar Sounding
- AMSR-E
- cloud velocity
- Precipitation
- Radar
- Velocity Measurements
- Wakasa Bay
Platform
Instrument
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC
Data Center
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 100 MB
Distribution Format: NetCDF
Personnel
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Graeme L. Stephens
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Colorado State University
- Dept. of Atmospheric Science
- Dept. of Atmospheric Science
- Colorado State University
- 1371 Campus Delivery
City: Fort Collins
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80523-1371
Country: USA
Richard T. Austin
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Colorado State University
- Dept. of Atmospheric Science
- Dept. of Atmospheric Science
- Colorado State University
- 1371 Campus Delivery
City: Fort Collins
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80523-1371
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AMSR-E Validation Data
Reference
Sadowy, G. A., R. E. McIntosh, S. J. Dinardo, S. L. Durden, W. N. Edelstein, F. K. Li, A. B. Tanner, W. J. Wilson, T. L. Schneider, and G. L. Stephens. 1997. The NASA DC-8 airborne cloud radar: design and preliminary results. Proceedings of IGARSS '97. vol. 4, 1466-1469.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-03-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-04-30
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