ISAR
Marine ARM GPCI Investigations of Clouds (MAGIC): Infrared Seasurface Temperature Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR)
1 September 2012 - 30 September 2013
Lead Scientist: R. Reynolds
Observatory: AMF, MAG
Sea surface temperature (SST) is one of the most appropriate and important climate parameters: a widespread increase is an indicator of global warming and modifications of the geographical distribution of SST are an extremely sensitive indicator of climate change. There is high demand for accurate, reliable, high spatial and temporal resolution SST measurements for the parameterisation of ocean-atmosphere heat, momentum and gas (SST is therefore critical to understanding the processes controlling the global carbon dioxide budget) fluxes, for detailed diagnostic and process orientated studies to better understand the behavior of the climate system, as model boundary conditions, for assimilation into climate models and, for the rigorous validation of climate model output. These demands require complete confidence in the content, interpretation, accuracy, reliability and continuity of observational SST data; criteria that can only be fulfilled by the successful implementation of an on-going data product validation strategy.

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Peter Minnett
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IOP Participant | Data Source Name | Final Data |
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R. Reynolds | Infrared Seasurface Skin Temperature Autonomous Radiometer | Order Data |
MAG Data Sources
Name | Full Name | Browse Data |
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AOS
|
Aerosol Observing System | Browse Data |
AOSMET
|
Meteorological Measurements associated with the Aerosol Observing System | Browse Data |
ASSIST
|
Atmospheric Sounder Spectrometer for Infrared Spectral Technology | Browse Data |
CCN
|
Cloud Condensation Nuclei Particle Counter | Browse Data |
CEIL
|
Ceilometer | Browse Data |
CEILPBLHT
|
Boundary-layer height data with CEIL | Browse Data |
CEILSHIPCOR
|
Ceilometer Corrected for Ship Motion | Browse Data |
CPC
|
Condensation Particle Counter | Browse Data |
HSRL
|
High Spectral Resolution Lidar | Browse Data |
HSRLSHIPCOR
|
HSRL Corrected for Ship Motion | Browse Data |
HTDMA
|
Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer | Browse Data |
INTERPSONDE
|
Interpolated Sonde | Browse Data |
IRT
|
Infrared Thermometer | Browse Data |
KAZR
|
Ka ARM Zenith Radar | Browse Data |
KAZRSHIPCOR
|
KAZR Ship Motion Correction | Browse Data |
MARINEMET
|
Marine Surface Meteorological Instrumentation | Browse Data |
MPL
|
Micropulse Lidar | Browse Data |
MPLCMASK
|
Cloud mask from Micropulse Lidar | Browse Data |
MPLPOLFSSHIPCOR
|
MPL Corrected for Ship Motion | Browse Data |
MWACR
|
Marine W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar | Browse Data |
MWACRSHIPCOR
|
MWACR Ship Motion Correction | Browse Data |
MWR
|
Microwave Radiometer | Browse Data |
MWR3C
|
Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel | Browse Data |
MWRRET
|
MWR Retrievals | Browse Data |
NAV
|
Navigational Location and Attitude | Browse Data |
NAVBE
|
Navigational Location and Attitude Best Estimate | Browse Data |
NEPHELOMETER
|
Nephelometer | Browse Data |
OZONE
|
Ozone Monitor | Browse Data |
PBLHT
|
Planetary Boundary Layer Height | Browse Data |
PRP
|
Portable Radiation Package | Browse Data |
PSAP
|
Particle Soot Absorption Photometer | Browse Data |
RWP
|
Radar Wind Profiler | Browse Data |
SASZE
|
Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Zenith | Browse Data |
SONDE
|
Balloon-Borne Sounding System | Browse Data |
SONDEGRID
|
Gridded Sonde VAP Product | Browse Data |
S-TABLE
|
Stabilized Platform | Browse Data |
TSI
|
Total Sky Imager | Browse Data |
UHSAS
|
Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer | Browse Data |
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