CAR Kuwait Oil Fire BRDF V2 (CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_BRDF) at GES DISC

CAR Kuwait Oil Fire mission measured bidirectional reflectance function of smoke from Kuwait oil fires during the Kuwait Oil Fire Smoke Experiment. Measurements were also taken over the Saudi Arabian desert with overlying desert dust, and Persian Gulf waters with some overlying aerosols. This experiment was a part of an international research effort in response to an environmental crisis, when over 600 oil wells in Kuwait were ignited by Iraqi forces in 1991. The resulting fires produced large plumes of smoke that had significant effects on the Persian Gulf region but limited global effects. Between May 16 and June 12, 1991, the Kuwait Oil Fire Smoke Experiment (KOFSE) was conducted in the Persian Gulf Region. The purpose of KOFSE was to determine the chemical and physical nature of the smoke and to investigate its potential effects on air quality, weather, and climate.

This data set consists of observations made with the CAR instrument and includes values for bidirectional reflectance factor at varying spectral bands.

本数据集记录了在科威特油火烟雾实验期间，利用CAR仪器对科威特油火烟雾进行双向反射率函数测量的结果。此外，在沙特阿拉伯沙漠上空覆盖的沙漠尘埃以及波斯湾水域上空存在的一些气溶胶区域也进行了测量。该实验作为对1991年伊拉克军队点燃科威特境内600多口油井所引发的环境危机的国际研究努力的一部分，旨在确定烟雾的化学和物理特性，并探讨其对空气质量、天气和气候的潜在影响。实验于1991年5月16日至6月12日在波斯湾地区进行。KOFSE（科威特油火烟雾实验）的目的在于明确烟雾的化学与物理本质，并研究其对空气质量、气候及天气的可能影响。本数据集包含利用CAR仪器在不同光谱波段测得的正向反射率因子值。