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Csu fire 2 cirrus field experiment: description of field deployment phase
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cox, S. Wood, D. Lappen, C. Withrow, J. Cornwall, C. Alvarez, J. Beck, G. Hein, P. Davis, J. Song, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The Colorado State University (CSU) surface observing systems are described. These systems were deployed at the Parsons, Kansas site during the FIRE 2 Cirrus Special Observing Period (SOP) from 13 Nov. - 7 Dec. 1991. The geographical coordinates of the site containing most of the CSU instrumentation are 37 deg. 18 min N. latitude and 96 deg. 30 min. W. longitude; site elevation was 269 meters. In addition, one surface meteorological and broadband flux observing site was maintained at the Tri City Airport which is approximately 18 miles due west of Parsons (37 deg. 20 min. N. latitude, 95 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. W. longitude). A map of the locations of the CSU deployment sites is presented. At the main Parsons site, the instrumentation was located directly adjacent to and north of a lake. Under most cirrus observing conditions, when the wing had a significant southernly component, the lake was upwind of the observing site. The measurements and observations collected during the experiment are listed. These measurements may be grouped into five categories: surface meteorology; infrared spectral and broadband measurements; solar spectral and broadband measurements; upper air measurements; and cloud measurements. A summary of observations collected at the Parsons site during the SOP are presented. The wind profiler, laser ceilometer, surface meteorology and surface broadband radiation instrumentation were operated on a continuous basis. All other systems were operated on an 'on demand' basis when cloud conditions merited the collection of data. |
| File Size | 3485784 |
| Page Count | 86 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930018103 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2b905v2s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Meteorological Parameters Cirrus Clouds Data Acquisition Spectrum Analysis Cloud Height Indicators Infrared Radiation Atmospheric Sounding Wind Profiles Upper Atmosphere Laser Applications Meteorology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
