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Baseline CLPX Ground Radiometer Data. 30 minute, 55 0 incidence angle LSOS data during IFC ** : Stokes brightness temperatures – 1.4 GHz V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 6.9 GHz V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 19 GHz * V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 37 GHz *
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Baseline CLPX Ground Radiometer Data • 30 minute, 550 incidence angle LSOS data during IFC**: • Stokes brightness temperatures – 1.4 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 6.9 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 19 GHz* • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 37 GHz* • Thermal infrared brightness temperature • Ground temperature, moisture, & heat flow to -1 m • Snow temperature profiles to +1 m • 7:00 a.m., noon, & 5:00 p.m. data, 0-1800 nadir angle scans • Stokes brightness temperatures – 1.4 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 6.9 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 19 GHz* • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 37 GHz* • Thermal infrared brightness temperature * Contingent upon repackaging funds ** IFC = Intensive Field Campaign
Augmented CLPX Ground Radiometer Data • 30 minute, 550 incidence angle data, 4 days each month • Stokes brightness temperatures – 1.4 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 6.9 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 19 GHz* • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 37 GHz* • Thermal infrared brightness temperature • Ground temperature, moisture, and heat flow to -1 m • Snow temperature profiles to +1 m • 7:00 a.m., noon, & 5:00 p.m. data at 0-1800 nadir angle scans • Stokes brightness temperatures – 1.4 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 6.9 GHz • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 19 GHz* • V- and H-pol brightness temperatures – 37 GHz* • Thermal infrared brightness temperature * Contingent upon repackaging funds ** IFC = Intensive Field Campaign
Data Availability • Baseline data collected by MGG • Daily – quick-look data made available during IFC* • IFC* +2 months – Calibrated data made available on MGG server and to NSIDC in NSIDC desired format • Data rate = ~ 50 kByte/day during IFC* • Augmented data collected by MGG • ~ 200 kByte calibrated data each month for 4-day blocks, Sep’02 through Jan’03 • Made available on MGG server and to NSIDC in NSIDC desired format * IFC = Intensive Field Campaign
Desired Data For both baseline IFC* and augmented MGG experiment • Hourly at LSOS • Weather including precipitation and cloud cover • 4 component radiance and latent energy flux • All airborne microwave brightness and TIR data • AMSR and SSM/I data during IFC* and 4 day augmentations • As available • LSOS snowpack stratigraphy * IFC = Intensive Field Campaign