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NASA SatCORPS Himawari Cloud Retrieval Data

Project:

SOCRATES

Summary

This dataset contains cloud retrieval data from the Himawari satellite during SOCRATES. These data were produced by the NASA Langley’s Satellite ClOud and Radiation Property retrieval System (SatCORPS) group. The retrievals include broadband shortwave albedo, broadband longwave flux, cloud infrared emittance, cloud phase, cloud optical depth, effective particle radius or diameter, liquid or ice water path, cloud effective temperature, cloud top and bottom pressure, cloud effective pressure, cloud top and bottom height, cloud effective height, skin temperature, clear sky reflectance, infrared clear sky temperature, visible and near infrared reflectance, solar infrared temperature, infrared channel temperature, infrared mid-level water vapor, and the split-window channel temperature. The data are in NetCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CC0ZFJ
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-03-30): The real time data. 2.0 (2018-10-10): V2.0 uses better inputs including NWP profile data, aerosol optical depths, etc that were unavailable during the real-time analysis. Additionally, the cloud mask and phase determination algorithms improved leading to better cloud classification and cloud micro-physical properties. The dataset is at 2-km (nadir) resolution and available every 10-min during NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER aircraft flight times and half-hourly at other times. 2.1 (2018-10-15): V2.1 includes the 10 minute resolution data for the NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER research flight 4 (RF04) period (2300 UTC 23 January 2018 to 0700 UTC 24 January 2018) that was missing from V2.0. 2.2 (2020-10-06): The radiative fluxes have been updated in this version. The cloud properties are unchanged from the previous version. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Satellite
Platforms	HIMAWARI-8
Instruments	Advanced Himawari Imager - AHI
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES ALBEDO CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD BASE PRESSURE CLOUD EMISSIVITY CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS CLOUD TOP HEIGHT CLOUD TOP PRESSURE INFRARED FLUX INFRARED RADIANCE LONGWAVE RADIATION REFLECTED INFRARED SHORTWAVE RADIATION SKIN TEMPERATURE THERMAL INFRARED VISIBLE RADIANCE Show 14 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README_SatCORPS_Himawari_SOCRATES_V2-2.txt [6 KiB]
Related links	info: SOCRATES Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-01-15 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-02-24 23:29:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -0.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: -71.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: 80.50, Maximum (East) Longitude: -170.50

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: William L. Smith <william.l.smith@nasa.gov>
author: Patrick Minnis <p.minnis@nasa.gov>

Citation

Smith, W., Minnis, P. 2020. NASA SatCORPS Himawari Cloud Retrieval Data. Version 2.2. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CC0ZFJ. Accessed 17 Mar 2025.

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