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Description

CAR TARFOX mission collected data in the western Atlantic Ocean on the effects of tropospheric aerosols on radiation budgets in cloud free skies. The mission also measured the chemical, physical, and optical properties of aerosols. In July 1996, CAR data were collected aboard the University of Washington C-131A aircraft over the forested Great Dismal Swamp wetlands south of Norfolk, Virginia and the Atlantic Ocean approximately 340 km offshore of Richmond, Virginia.

This data set consists of observations made with the CAR instrument and includes values for bidirectional reflectance factor at varying spectral bands.

Product Summary

Platforms
C-131A
Instruments
CAR
Spatial Extent

N: 37.8228 S: 37.7832 E: -72.6308 W: -72.6963

Geographic Region
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1996-07-27 to 1996-07-27
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1617621695-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
4
Processing Level
1
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Radiance ,
Reflectance ,
Cloud Properties ,
Reflectance ,
Reflectance

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Gatebe, C. (2019). CAR TARFOX BRDF Measurements V2 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/7YP2T2CC9W6M Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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