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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Santa Maria Radiosonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28

N: 37 S: 36.98 E: -25.16 W: -25.18

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA ARAT Fokker F27 Aircraft Flight Data 1 FOKKER F27 RADIOMETERS, DOPPLER RADAR, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, RR Neph, OPC, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SPECTROMETERS 1992-06-08 to 1992-06-27

N: 37.92 S: 34.73 E: -22.7 W: -26.25

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Microwave Data 1 Ships RADIOMETERS 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-19

N: 37.8 S: 34.5 E: -23.2 W: -26.8

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Tethered Balloon Data 1 Ships, BALLOONS NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-11 to 1992-06-19

N: 37.8 S: 35 E: -24 W: -26.8

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Radiosonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1992-05-31 to 1992-06-20

N: 37.71 S: 34.5 E: -23.08 W: -26.3

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data 1 C-130 PYRANOMETERS, PRT, HYGROMETERS, PMS, GUST PROBES, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-23

N: 41 S: 28 E: -15 W: -28

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A 10Hz Data 1 C-131A NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-26

N: 37.34 S: 32.34 E: -22.22 W: -26.65

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A 1Hz Data 1 C-131A NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-26

N: 37.34 S: 32.34 E: -22.22 W: -26.65

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Aircraft Data 1 C-131A PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27

N: 38.94 S: 32.34 E: -21.23 W: -27.21

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data 1 C-131A SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27

N: 38.05 S: 32.34 E: -21.23 W: -26.75

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Valdivia Radiosonde Data 1 Ships RADIOSONDES 1992-05-28 to 1992-06-22

N: 46.01 S: 27.1 E: -11.92 W: -26.07

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASxTEX) ECMWF Basic Fields Data 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28

N: 70 S: 10 E: 15 W: -85

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Colorado State University Sabreliner Aircraft Radiometric and Meteorological Data 1 T-39 PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02

N: 48 S: 41 E: -85 W: -96

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Data 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9 TOVS 1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02

N: 49 S: 40 E: -89 W: -93

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data 1 King Air PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, BRTS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOMETERS 1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02

N: 46.82 S: 40.36 E: -87 W: -96.92

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data 1 T-39 PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02

N: 47.3 S: 13.72 E: -83.52 W: -96.99

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-03

N: 50 S: 39 E: -81.1 W: -96.2

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Rawinsonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-06

N: 37.19 S: 37.17 E: -95.06 W: -95.08

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data 1 GROUND STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS 1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08

N: 37.19 S: 37.17 E: -95.06 W: -95.08

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data 1 GROUND STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08

N: 37.34 S: 37.32 E: -95.4 W: -95.6

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Cross-chain LORAN Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 1991-11-06 to 1991-12-07

N: 38 S: 35.65 E: -95 W: -97.16

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data 1 B-200 GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06

N: 41.25 S: 35.95 E: -94 W: -105.31

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data 1 T-39 PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.96 S: 27.08 E: -92.66 W: -99.25

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Inner-Network Rawinsonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07

N: 41.4 S: 29.4 E: -88.8 W: -106.6

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07

N: 48.6 S: 27.8 E: -82.6 W: -123

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