Nauru99 Data Sets
R/V RONALD H. BROWN
June 23 - July 17, 1999
| Instrument | Comments | % Acquired | % Processed | P.O.C. s |
| Surface Meteorology | T, p, , V. 0.01s to 10
min. avg. Multiple
Locations and Org.s |
>95 | >90 | Hare, Stankov, Perez |
| Ceilometer | Vaisala, 7.6 km max altitude. 15 s, 15 m resolutions. Not stabilized. Outages June 16 and 17 | >90 | >95 | White, Fairall |
| Radiosondes | 2-8 Daily GPS lock, Sfc
problems |
>90 | >90 | Hare, Stankov, Westwater |
| 915 MHz Radar Wind Profiler | 0-3, 0-16 km modes.
Stabilized
Sea clutter in lower gates. 30 s beams, 1 hr winds June 29 outage |
>95 | >80 | White, Fairall |
| Bulk Surface Fluxes | Heat, Momentum. Moisture, 1-Hr Avg | >95 | >90 | Hare, Fairall |
| Surface Radiative Fluxes | Long and Shortwave | >95 | >90 | Hare, Fairall |
| Turbulent Surface Fluxes | Heat, Momentum, Moisture, CO2 | >50 | >75 | Hare, Fairall |
| Sea Surface Temperature | 5 cm, 5 m nominal depths | >70, >95 | >95 | Hare, Fairall |
| Ka-Band Cloud Radar | 35 GHz (8.6 mm), 20 km max alt., Doppler, Zenith, Not Stabilized, Off 4-5 July | >90 | >75 | Orr |
| C-Band Weather Radar | 6 GHz (5 cm) Doppler, Scanning, Stabilized | >50 | <5 | Verlinde |
| S-Band Precipitation Radar | 3 GHz (10 cm), 16 km max alt., Zenith, Not Stabilized | >95 | >50 | Carter |
| Total Sky Imager | Visual upper hemisphere during day, Cloud fraction, Not Stabilized | >80 | >50 | Long |
| Sun Photometer (Stabilized) | 7 Channel, 0.4 - 1.0 µm Daylight & Cloud-Free times only | >30 | >95 | Pavloski |
| Sun Photometers (Hand-Held) | Microtops, CMDL, various
visible  s, Daylight and
Cloud-Free times only |
>25 | >90 | Smith, Coffman, Post |
| Radiative Fluxes | ETL, IMET, BNL IR and Vis | >95 | >95 | Hare, Fairall, Smith, Reynolds |
| FTIR | 500-2000 cm-1, Zenith, Not Stabilized, Affected by Exhaust | >80 | <5 | Shaw |
| 2-Ch Microwave Radiometer | ETL, Spinning reflector, Tip Cals 20.6, 31.65 GHz Alignment off until July 9 (Data are Recoverable) Not Stabilized, Column water vapor and cloud liquid | >98 | >75 | Orr |
| 2-Ch Microwave Radiometer | "Mailbox" Version, Turned on July 2, Not Stabilized, Zenith, 23.8, 31.6 GHz | >50 | >25 | Orr |
| IR Radiometer | PRT-5, 9.95 - 11.43 µm, 2 FOV, Not Stabilized, Zenith, Affected by Exhaust, Brightness & Cloud Base Temps | >90 | >95 | Orr |
| Scanning Microwave Radiometer | 60 GHz (5 mm), vertical scan plane, Air-Sea Temp Diff., Temp Profiles in BL, Not Stabilized | >70 | <5 | Shaw |
| Scanning IR Radiometer | 14 µm, vertical scan plane, Air-Sea Temp. Diff., Temp Profiles in BL, Not Stabilized, first Deployment | >70 | <5 | Shaw |
| DABUL Lidar | 0.532 µm, Not Stabilized, Zenith, Aerosols and Clouds, Liquid/Ice Transmitter Failure | >30 | >25 | Newsom |
| HRDL Lidar | 2.1 µm, Doppler, Scanning (PPI, RHI, Vert.), Not Stabilized, Profiles of Aerosols, Clouds, and Radial Wind | >30 | >70 | Wulfmeyer, Newsom |
| DIAL Lidar | 0.73 µm, Zenith, Not Stabilized, Profiles of Water Vapor, Clouds, & Aerosols | >30 | >50 | Ertel |
| Aerosol Physical Properties | In situ, 0.005 - 5.0 µm Size Distributions @ 15 min avg, Number Density @ 1 min avg., Sub- & Super-Micron Mass (12 hr avg) | >90 | >90 | Quinn |
| Aerosol Chemical Properties | In situ, Mass Size Distributions of Major Ions up to 10 µm Diameter, 6-12 hr avg | >90 | >90 | Quinn |
| Aerosol Optical Properties | In situ, Scattering Coefficient at 450, 550, 700 nm @ 1 min avg., Absorption Coefficient at 550 nm @ 30 min avg. | >90 | >90 | Quinn |
| Atmospheric Gases | In situ, Ozone (1 min avg) & Radon (30 min avg.) | >90 | >90 | Quinn |
| Seawater Composition | DMS, Chlorophll, nitrate | >90 | >90 | Quinn |
| Satellite Receiver | Polar Orbiters, GOES, SeaWiFs, AVHRR, visible & IR, Up to 1-km resolution, Retrieved Products | >75 | <5 | Stankov, Coffman, Aicher |
| Rain Gauges | Cumulative, Rate, Various Locations | >95 | >50 | Hare, White, Fairall |
| pCO2 | Sea Water & Air | >90 | >95 | Wanninkhof, Hare, Aicher |
| Chlorophyll | Ocean Samples, Episodic near Nauru | <5 | >90 | Aicher, Castle |
| Navigation | Pitch, Roll, Heading, Heave, etc. | >98 | >98 | Perez, Stankov |