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Description

This data set contains meteorological and radiometric data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner aircraft that was collected during the 1986 First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Intensive Field-Observation (IFO). The NCAR Sabreliner research aircraft is a Rockwell International Sabreliner Model 60 aircraft, a low-wind twin-jet monoplane. The NCAR instrumentation that measured the data described above consisted of:

  1. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude -- Litton LTN-51 INS (Inertial Navigation System)
  2. Static Pressure -- Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer (Fuselage Port)
  3. Temperatures -- Rosemount Type 102 Non-dieced and Dieced Sensors (with Rosemount Model 510BH Amplifiers)
  4. Dew Point and Humidity -- EG&G Model 137-C3 Dew Point Hygrometers -- NCAR Model LA-3 Lyman-alpha Hygrometer
  5. Flow Angle Sensors -- Rosemount Model 858 Gust Probe -- Rosemount Model 1221FVL Differential Pressure Transducer
  6. Cloud Physics -- Rosemount 871A Icing Rate Detector
  7. Radiation Irradiances -- Shortwave Radiation (.3 - 2.8 microns): Research Aviation Facility (RAF) Modified Epply Model PSP Pyranometers -- Near Infrared Radiation (.7 - 2.8 microns): RAF Modified Epply Model Precision Spectral Pyranometer (PSP) Pyranometers -- Infrared Radiation (4 - 50 microns): RAF Modified Epply Model Precision Infrared Radiometer (PIR) Pyrgeometers

Product Summary

Platforms
T-39
Instruments
PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS ,
PYRANOMETERS ,
HYGROMETERS ,
GUST PROBES
Geographic Region
MID-LATITUDE ,
NORTH AMERICA ,
WISCONSIN ,
BOUNDARY LAYER ,
STRATOSPHERE ,
TROPOSPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C1000001080-LARC_ASDC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
12
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice ,
Barometric Altitude ,
Static Pressure ,
Longwave Radiation ,
Water Vapor ,
Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed ,
Surface Winds ,
Upper Level Winds ,
Dew Point Temperature ,
Humidity ,
Potential Temperature ,
Attitude Characteristics ,
Air Temperature

Citation

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FIRE Science Team. (1999). First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Colorado State University Sabreliner Aircraft Meteorological and Radiometric Data in Native format [Data set]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0072 Date Accessed: 2025-12-17

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