ASDC | AirMSPI_ORACLES_Cloud_Droplet_Size_and_Cloud_Optical_Depth

AIRMSPI Level 2

Entry Title: AirMSPI version 1 cloud droplet size and cloud optical depth product acquired during the ORACLES flight campaign Jul-Oct 2016.

Entry ID: AirMSPI_ORACLES_Cloud_Droplet_Size_and_Cloud_Optical_Depth_1

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Description

AirMSPI_ORACLES_Cloud_Droplet_Size_and_Cloud_Optical_Depth data contain AirMSPI ellipsoid-projected georegistered cloud droplet size and cloud optical depth parameters acquired during the NASA ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS (ORACLES) flight campaign.

The AirMSPI Level 2 Cloud Droplet Size and Cloud Optical Depth Data Product contains a droplet size distribution (DSD), parameterized by an effective radius (reff) and effective variance (veff) of a gamma size distribution, as well as a spatially resolved cloud optical depth (COD) at 470, 660 and 865 nm. These L2 products are derived from L1B2 radiometric and polarimetric data taken in the instrument's continuous sweep mode with 25 m spatial sampling. Along with the L2 products, their retrieval uncertainties are reported, as propagated from the relevant uncertainties in instrument radiometry and polarimetry. Files are distributed in NetCDF4 format.

This release of AirMPSI L2 data contains targets over ocean acquired in sweep mode during the ORACLES flight campaign, including the check-out and transit flights. ORACLES was based out of Walvis Bay, Namibia and focused on the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia and Angola. AirMSPI L2 data were acquired from August 3 to September 29, 2016. More details about the ORACLES campaign and AirMSPI participation can be found at https://espo.nasa.gov/oracles (link is external).

DOI

10.5067/AIRCRAFT/ORACLES/RADIANCE/AIRMSPI

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Publications which Cite this Collection

Pistone, Kristina; Redemann, Jens; Doherty, Sarah; Zuidema, Paquita; Burton, Sharon; Cairns, Brian; Cochrane, Sabrina; Ferrare, Richard; Flynn, Connor; Freitag, Steffen; Howell, Steven G.; Kacenelenbogen, Meloë; LeBlanc, Samuel; Liu, Xu; Schmidt, K. Sebastian; Sedlacek III, Arthur J.; Segal-Rozenhaimer, Michal; Shinozuka, Yohei; Stamnes, Snorre; van Diedenhoven, Bastiaan; Van Harten, Gerard; Xu, Feng (2020). Intercomparison of biomass burning aerosol optical properties from in situ and remote-sensing instruments in ORACLES-2016. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19 (14), 9181. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-9181-2019

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

AirMSPI Cloud Droplet Size and Cloud Optical Depth Retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis

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DATA QUALITY

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Data and Information for AirMSPI
ASDC Data and Information for MISR
Links to tools available through the ASDC
NASA JPL Airborne Instrument AirMSPI Overview

PRODUCT USAGE

AirMSPI Cloud Droplet Size and CloudOptical Depth Data Product Specification Release V001, January 22, 2018

USER'S GUIDE

User Guide for the AirMSPI Level 1B2 Products, April 27, 2013

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUDS
CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS

Cloud Droplet Effective Radius
Cloud Droplet Effective Variance
Cloud Optical Depth

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File Format(s):

NetCDF-4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

AFRICA SOUTHERN AFRICA NAMIBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA ATLANTIC OCEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN GEORGIA

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2016-08-03 - 2016-09-29

Platforms

Jet

NASA ER-2

NASA Earth Resources-2

AIRMSPI

Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager

Metadata Dates

Created on 2018-01-18

Last updated on 2024-08-07