CLASIC at the University of Illinois
CLASIC:  ER-2 Missions
Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign - 2007

University of Illinois Atmospheric Sciences

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences NASA ER-2

ER-2 CLASIC MISSIONS
NASA ER-2 INSTRUMENTATION

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  • MODIS Atmospheric Simulator (MAS)
    • Jeff Myers, Michael King, Eric Fraim
    • Home page; CLASIC data
    • Online data includes flight tracks; nadir image profile; processing and spectral information; sample image; data assessment overview; time span, scanline count, imagery table per track; summary pages, order info
    • Quicklooks: 0.65, 1.61, 3.77, 11.03 µm; RGB
    • Level-2 retrieval image: RGB, cloud top temp, cloud water path, optical thickness, effective radius;  Level-2 RGB-NDVI images (3)
    • MVIS (Mini Video Imaging System) - Sep. flight (courtesy Rose Dominguez)
  • Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL)
    • Dennis Hlavka, William Hart, Matt McGill
    • Home page; CLASIC data
    • Online data includes flight tracks for day; flight summary image for 532 nm, 1064 nm, depolarization; flight leg/30 min images w/CPL layer + ground heights, CPL extinction retrieval for 532, 1064, total optical depth
    • Flight leg images for science flights: attenuated backscatter coef. (355, 532, 1064 nm) and depolarization
    • Layer boundary file; Quick optical file; use of quick optical file
    • Binary files offline, ~500 mb, request form
  • Cloud Radar System (CRS)
    • Gerald Heymsfield, Lihua Li
    • Instrument overview page; CLASIC data
    • Online data includes flight tracks for day; flight leg or segment images w/unedited, uncorrected Doppler reflectivity and velocity
    • Summary page with all images

Flight days: plans, reports and preliminary results

June 12
June 21
June 22
June 23
June 28
June 29

Or click here: June12, June21, June22, June23, June24, June25, June26, June27, June28, June29

Key links

Reference files



Univ. Illinois Atmospheric Sciences / Greg McFarquhar / Brian Jewett