CAR CLASIC BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_CLASIC_BRDF) at GES DISC

CLASIC (Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign) focuses on advancing the understanding of how land surface processes influence cumulus convection. CLASIC was conducted in the Southern Great Plains (SGP – a region comprising Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) of the United States during June 2007. The SGP site consists of in situ and remote-sensing instrument clusters arrayed across approximately 55,000 square miles (143,000 square kilometers) in north-central Oklahoma, making it the largest and most extensive climate research field site in the world. The CAR flew aboard Sky Research Jetstream-31 and measured spectral and angular distribution of scattered light by clouds and aerosols, and provided bidirectional reflectance of various surfaces, and imagery of cloud and Earth surface features. By making such diverse measurements, our goal is to widen the audience of potential end-users and to foster collaborations among campaign participants and with outside users.

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

CLASIC（云与地表相互作用行动计划）致力于深化对地表过程如何影响积云对流机制的理解。CLASIC于2007年6月在美国南部大平原（SGP，包括堪萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和德克萨斯州）进行。SGP场地覆盖了北中俄克拉荷马州约55,000平方英里（约143,000平方公里）的面积，成为世界上最大、最广泛的气候研究野外实验基地。CAR仪器搭载于Sky Research Jetstream-31喷气式飞机上，测量了云和气溶胶的光谱和角分布，并提供了不同地表的双向反射率以及云和地表特征的图像。通过进行此类多元化的测量，我们的目标是扩大潜在终端用户群体，并促进行动计划参与者与外部用户之间的合作。该数据集由CAR仪器所进行的观测组成，包括不同光谱波段的双向反射率因子的数值。