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First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems, Earth Surface & Interior

2
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Deployments
7
Platforms
101
Data Products

The Campaign

The First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment (FIFE) was a field investigation that examined biosphere-atmosphere interactions and evaluated various remote sensing measurement techniques for satellite and model validation. FIFE involved two deployments in 1987 and 1989 across central Kansas. Several aircraft, including the NASA C-130 and University of Wyoming King Air, were used to collect measurements of vegetation properties and atmospheric parameters. Meteorological stations and stream flow gauges provided additional ground-based measurements. FIFE was funded by NASA's Biological Sciences Department.

1987-05-26 — 1989-08-12

Central Kansas
year round

N: 40°N

S: 37°N

W: 102°W

E: 95°W

Additional Notes

ATMOSPHERE-LAND SURFACE INTERACTIONS
BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
CARBON FLUX
WATER CYCLE
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
SOIL MOISTURE
VEGETATION
ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT
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Events

2 Deployments
5 IOPs
5 Significant Events
19871989

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Platforms
PLATFORMS
Instruments
INSTRUMENTS
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/130External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/79External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/39External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/99External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/136External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/57External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/42External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/15External Link
Radiosonde
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/124External Link
Radiosonde
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2External Link
Rain Gauge
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/122External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/43External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/18External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/104External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/87External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/38External Link
UH-1 Huey
Spectrometer
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/49External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/64External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/120External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/69External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/93External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/76External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/14External Link
Radiosonde
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/77External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/119External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/28External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/73External Link
Radiosonde
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/117External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/13External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/102External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/59External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/17External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/100External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/113External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/66External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/111External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/98External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/53External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/96External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/40External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/126External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/139External Link
Radiosonde
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/54External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/101External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/103External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/55External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/109External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/41External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/107External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/58External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/78External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/121External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/118External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/27External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/112External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/63External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/97External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/56External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/110External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/137External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/16External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/29External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/135External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/90External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/46External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/115External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/114External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/106External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/62External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/88External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/116External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/91External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/94External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/95External Link
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/92External Link
NASA
Biospheric Sciences
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Forrest G. Hall (among several others)
Currently unavailable

ORNL DAACExternal Link

NOAA, NRC, NSF, USACE, USDOI