AIRSVALSONDE
 
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
1 November 2003 - 28 February 2004
Lead Scientist: Ted Cress
Observatory: nsa, nsa
ARM conducted a special series of radiosonde launches in support of validation studies for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite (http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov). The AIRS instrument was intended to make highly accurate measurements of air temperature, humidity, clouds, and surface temperature. The data collected by AIRS was used by scientists around the world to better understand weather and climate.
Timeline
Campaign Data Sets
IOP Participant | Data Source Name | Final Data |
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Barry Lesht | Balloon-borne sounding system | Order Data |