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Description

CLAMS_CV580_CAR data were collected during the Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS) experiment.The Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) instrument is an airborne multi-wavelength scanning radiometer, designed to operate from a mounted position aboard various aircraft, including the nose cone of the University of Washington's Convair CV-580. Developed by Dr. Michael King at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the CAR instrument measures radiance for 190 degrees, and total view at 1 degree field of view resolution. Instrument functions include: acquiring imagery of Earth surface and Cloud features single scattering albedo determination of clouds angular distribution measuring of scattered radiation bidirectional reflectance measuring of various surface types

Product Summary

Platforms
Convair-580
Instruments
CAR
Geographic Region
VIRGINIA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C1567298630-LARC_ASDC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
10
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosols ,
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice ,
Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Aerosol Backscatter ,
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Humidity ,
Cloud Properties ,
Radiative Flux ,
Shortwave Radiation ,
Longwave Radiation ,
Visible Radiance ,
Atmospheric Pressure ,
Dew Point Temperature ,
Atmospheric Temperature ,
Dew Point Temperature ,
Radiance ,
VISIBLE IMAGERY

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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CLAMS Science Team. (2004). CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Version 1 - HDF File [Data set]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/CLAMS/0002 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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