Cloud-Radiation Feedback: Boundary Layer Cloud Microphysical Properties and
Processes
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS140

Summary
This data set includes Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic (SHEBA) cloud
microphysical data collected onboard the National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR) C-130 aircraft. This work focused on improving the quality of
algorithms used to process in situ measurements collected during First
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment,
Arctic Cloud Experiment (SHEBA/FIRE, ACE) and applying the results to the
analysis of five case studies. Such research was deemed valuable as a result
of weaknesses and inconsistencies in the existing C-130 data set that were
pointed out in a SHEBA workshop held in 2000. Data has been reprocessed by
SPEC, Inc. to improve quality and add value to the measurements. Investigators
selected five research days that were considered to be high priority by the
SHEBA science team: 4 May, 8 July, 18 July, 28 July, and 29 July of 1998. The
data were originally distributed on a CD-ROM. The data are now available as a
single tar.gz file that contains the contents of the CD-ROM.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS140
 * doi:10.5065/D68050QQ
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D68050QQ

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Lawson, P., Lawson, P. 2009. Cloud-Radiation Feedback: Boundary Layer Cloud
 Microphysical Properties and Processes. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth
 Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D68050QQ Accessed 20 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS
 * SHEBA: Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean Project
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SHEBA

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: multiple
 * Language: English

Grant Code
OPP-0084314

ISO Topic Categories
 * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Categories
 * Aircraft
 * Arctic

Platforms
 * NSF/NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * 2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe
 * Cloud Particle Imager - CPI
 * Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEICED TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

Documentation
 * arcss140_readme.html [17 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A607436C7/arcss140_readme.html

Related links
 * info: SHEBA Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/sheba/dmplan3.doc.html
 * homepage: SHEBA EOL Project Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/sheba
 * info: SHEBA Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/sheba/
 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D68050QQ
 * info: ARCSS Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1998-07-04 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1998-07-29 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 78.6105
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 75.4442
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -167.2124
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -160.6095

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Paul Lawson <plawson@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/806

Additional contact information
 * principalInvestigator: Paul Lawson <plawson@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/806
 * author: Paul Lawson <plawson@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/806
 * originator: Paul Lawson <plawson@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/806

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS140?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS140?format=isotc211