SUCCESS HIS Data

The HIS data sets included on this CD were collected during the SUbsonic Contrails and Clouds Effects Special Study (SUCCESS).  The experiment was conducted between April 8 and May 12, 1996. (Test flights were conducted on April 2 and 3). The data are cataloged by experiment day.

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The High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) was developed at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (UW-SSEC).  The HIS has participated in many prominent field experiments worldwide since its birth in the mid 1980's, and has clearly demonstrated its capabilities for remote sensing the atmosphere and surface.

Data file links allow you to download the data contained on this CD.  A Java applet is also included to allow you to view the data, as well as codes to read the HIS binary data files in three languages: FORTRAN, C, and MATLAB.

To aid your analysis, in addition to the calibrated HIS data files we have included: plots of the ER-2 flight track,ER-2 mission summary statement, MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) quick look images, a quick look summary of the HIS data are included for each day, and time cross sections of AERI (Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer) ten minute temperature and water vapor retrievals.

Principal Investigators: Professor W. L. Smith and Dr. H. Revercomb
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
University of Wisconsin-Madison

CD Version 1.2 - Ken Vinson/Steve Ackerman/Bob Knuteson/Ray Garcia

December 13, 1997

Questions regarding the HIS Data Archive should be directed to: Dr. Robert Knuteson:

bobk@ssec.wisc.edu