First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data

The First ISCCP Regional Experiments have been designed to improve data products and cloud/radiation parameterizations used in general circulation models (GCMs). Specifically, the goals of FIRE are (1) to seek the basic understanding of the interaction of physical processes in determining life cycles of cirrus and marine stratocumulus systems and the radiative properties of these clouds during their life cycles and (2) to investigate the interrelationships between ISCCP data, GCM parameterizations, and higher space and time resolution cloud data. To-date, four intensive field-observation periods were planned and executed: a cirrus IFO (October 13 - November 2, 1986); a marine stratocumulus IFO off the southwestern coast of California (June 29 - July 20, 1987); a second cirrus IFO in southeastern Kansas (November 13 - December 7, 1991); and a second marine stratocumulus IFO in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (June 1 - June 28, 1992). Each mission combined coordinated satellite, airborne, and surface observations with modeling studies to investigate the cloud properties and physical processes of the cloud systems.The FIRE_CI2_NWS_OUT_SND data set was collected for the period Nov. 20 1991 to Dec. 7, 1991. Each granule has multiple ASCII data files. Data were collected from 31 different National Weather Service (NWS) sites. These stations are: (BIS) Bismarck, ND; (BNA) Nashville, TN; (BOI) Boise, ID; (CKL) Centreville, AL; (CRP) Corpus Christi, TX; (DAY) Dayton, OH; (DRA) Desert Rock, NV; (ELY) Ely, NV; (FNT) Flint,MI; (GEG) Spokane, WA; (GGW) Glasgow, MT; (GJT) Grand Junction, CO; (GRB) Green Bay, WI; (GTF) Great Falls, MT; (HON) Huron, SD; (HTS) Huntington, WV; (INL) International Falls, MN; (INW) Winslow, AZ; (JAN) Jackson, MS; (LCH) Lake Charles, LA; (LND) Lander, WY; (MFR) Medford, OR; (NKX) San Diego, CA; (OAK) Oakland, CA; (RAP) Rapid City, SD; (SIL) Slidell, LA; (SLC) Salt Lake City, UT; (SLE) Salem, OR; (STC) St. Cloud, MN; (TUS) Tucson, AZ; and (WMC) Winnemucca, NV.

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Maintainer	Earthdata Forum
Last Updated	April 13, 2026, 19:12 (UTC)
Created	April 1, 2025, 15:46 (UTC)
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harvest_source_title	Science Discovery Engine
identifier	10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0112
license	https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified	2026-04-06T22:16:00Z
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temporal	1991-11-20/1991-12-07
theme	{"Earth Science"}