ASSIST
ASSIST: Atmospheric Sounder Spectrometer for Infrared Spectral Technology
8 July 2008 - 18 July 2008
Lead Scientist: Michael Howard
Observatory: sgp, sgp
Goals of assist were to intercompare radiance spectra and profile retrievals from a new AERI-like instrument, called "ASSIST" with the SGP site AERI(s) and calculations from Radiosondes measurements.
• To bring the ASSIST instrument to the SGP ACRF and perform simultaneous measurements of the sky radiation with those from the AERI. • On relatively cloud-free days, release a special radiosonde at the MetOp satellite overpass time (1100 - 1200 CDT). • Compare ASSIST radiances with AERI radiances and radiances calculated from the radiosonde observations. Determine systematic and random differences from a statistical ensemble of these intercomparisons. • Perform temperature and moisture profile retrievals from the ASSIST, AERI, and radiosonde calculated radiance observations. Determine systematic and random differences between these retrievals and the radionse observations from a statistical ensemble of these intercomparisons.
Timeline
Campaign Data Sets
IOP Participant | Data Source Name | Final Data |
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Michael Howard | Atmospheric State Data | Order Data |
Brad Orr | Radiosonde Data | Order Data |