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Description

CAR TARFOX mission collected data in the western Atlantic Ocean on the effects of tropospheric aerosols on radiation budgets in cloud free skies. The mission also measured the chemical, physical, and optical properties of aerosols.

Product Summary

Platforms
C-131A
Instruments
CAR
Projects
CAR
Spatial Extent

N: 39.7427 S: 36.4875 E: -72.576 W: -76.2847

Location
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1996-07-10 to 1996-07-27
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1442068310-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
15
Processing Level
1
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Radiance ,
Reflectance ,
Cloud Properties ,
Reflectance ,
Reflectance

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Gatebe, C. (2017). CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/CAR/DATA116 Date Accessed: 2026-08-29

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