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OPTICAL THICKNESS DATA: FRASER (FIFE)

Entry ID: FIFE_OT_FRASR

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Summary

Abstract: The Solar Transmissometer Aerosol Optical Thickness Data Set contains optical thickness data that provide a measure of the effect of aerosols on the attenuation of radiation through the atmosphere at 8 discrete wavelength bands throughout the visible and near IR portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. These data were collected using a ground-based solar transmissometer in June and July of 1987, and July and August of 1989, at two stations in the FIFE study area. These data are used to provide atmospheric correction of remotely sensed data using radiative transfer models and to study aerosol particle size distribution (see Halthore and Markham 1992; King et al. 1978). These data are also used to infer the optical clarity of the atmosphere.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 39.1

S: 39.07

E: -96.54

W: -96.61

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: HALTHORE, R.N.MARKHAM, B.L.

Dataset Title: OPTICAL THICKNESS DATA: FRASER (FIFE)

Dataset Release Date: 1994

Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Presentation Form: Online Files

Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/64

Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=64&term2attribute...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-06-25

Stop Date: 1989-10-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > KANSAS

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OZONE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

SUN PHOTOMETERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

FIFE > First ISLSCP Field Experiment

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 64

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA