Description

TARFOX_UWC131A is the Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft data set. The TARFOX Intensive Field Campaign was conducted July 10-31, 1996. It included coordinated measurements from four satellites (GOES-8, NOAA-14, ERS-2, LANDSAT), four aircraft (ER-2, C-130, C-131A, and a modified Cessna), land sites, and ships. A variety of aerosol conditions was sampled, ranging from relatively clean behind frontal passages to moderately polluted with aerosol optical depths exceeding 0.5 at mid-visible wavelengths. Gradients of aerosol optical thickness were sampled to aid in isolating aerosol effects from other radiative effects and to more tightly constrain closure tests, including those of satellite retrievals. Early results from TARFOX include demonstration of the unexpected importance of carbonaceous compounds and water condensed on aerosol in the US mid-Atlantic haze plume, chemical apportionment of the aerosol optical depth, measurements of the downward component of aerosol radiative forcing, and agreement between forcing measurements and calculations.

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Resources and Documentation

Earthdata Forum

PROJECT HOME PAGE

TARFOX project home page

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DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for TARFOX
• Field campaigns in which the Lidar Group has participated
• TARFOX Mission Summaries and Overview Data

HOW-TO

• Program to read the TARFOX uwc131a_amb data file - Direct File Download (.c)
• Program to read the TARFOX uwc131a_bag data file - Direct File Download (.c)

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• Format Specification for Data Exchange - Direct File Download (.ps)
• Project/Campaign Document: TARFOX Langley DAAC
• TARFOX Langley DAAC Data Set Document

READ-ME

• TARFOX_UWC131A Readme

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