CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR)

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

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Maintainer	Earthdata Forum
Last Updated	June 23, 2026, 03:27 (UTC)
Created	April 1, 2025, 15:11 (UTC)
accessLevel	public
bureauCode	{026:00}
catalog_conformsTo	https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
harvest_object_id	d582f8df-6512-462f-933e-7843a6f0cc17
harvest_source_id	b99e41c6-fe79-4c19-bbc3-9b6c8111bfac
harvest_source_title	Science Discovery Engine
identifier	10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/CLAMS/0002
license	https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified	2026-06-15T22:16:03Z
programCode	{026:000}
publisher	NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
resource-type	Dataset
source_datajson_identifier	true
source_hash	3189e5e4d486746904fadca991fe05b163238b3b51e04ba8050bae66e6c8a6ad
source_schema_version	1.1
spatial	["CARTESIAN", [{"WestBoundingCoordinate": -76.5, "EastBoundingCoordinate": -70.28, "SouthBoundingCoordinate": 35.9, "NorthBoundingCoordinate": 38.7}]]
temporal	2001-07-10/2001-08-02
theme	{"Earth Science"}