---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file contains information about the archived datasets used in the manuscript "Angular Sampling of a Monochromatic, Wide-Field-of-View Camera to Augment Next-Generation Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Observations". Brief details are given in this file; further details are available in Table 1 of the manuscript and at the references below. Created by Jake Gristey (Jake.J.Gristey@noaa.gov) on 13 Jan 2023 Last updated by Jake Gristey (Jake.J.Gristey@noaa.gov) on 18 Jan 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVIRIS_observations Directory containing observations from the Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) for four representative scenes of: -marine cirrus: 2017-05-14, UTM Zone 18, 301844E, 3094425N (Atlantic Ocean off of Florida) -marine stratus: 2018-08-20, UTM Zone 9, 449393E, 4785467N (Pacific Ocean off of Oregon) -cropland: 2008-07-13, UTM Zone 14, 705983E 4585934N (Eastern Nebraska) -mixed forest/cumulus clouds: 2009-07-15, UTM Zone 18, 607366E,4936131N (NY State Adirondack Mtns) For each scene, the correlation between radiances at individual wavelengths (column 1 in file) and the VIS (integrated from 366 to 700 nm; column 2 in file) and the NIR (integrated from 700 to 2500 nm; column 3 in file) are given, as well as the corresponding true-colour image. Data were extracted, processed, and provided by Bruce Kindel (Bruce.Kindel@lasp.colorado.edu) on 1 Dec 2022. Further AVIRIS observations are available at https://aviris.jpl.nasa.gov/dataportal/. Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(98)00064-9 CERES_Cookie_Dough Directory containing the intermediate "Cookie Dough" dataset used in processing for the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES). It contains retrievals of geophysical variables using a subset of radiances from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on NOAA-20. Data are archived here for 1st Jan 2021, 1 Apr 2021, 1 Jul 2021, and 1 Oct 2021. While many retrieved geophysical variables are available in this dataset, only the ones used in the present study are retained. Data originally provided by Walter Miller (walter.f.miller@nasa.gov) on 31 Jan 2022. Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.3008866 https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2019.2926620 CERES_unfiltering_simulations Directory containing MODTRAN v.3.7 output used for CERES unfiltering. A total of 4956 simulations are categorized as land (2520), cloudy ocean (336), clear ocean (588), deep convective cloud (252), and snow (1260). Details about the input profiles are embedded in the output files. Data originally provided by Norman Loeb (norman.g.loeb@nasa.gov) on 16 Apr 2021 (best estimate). Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<0822:DOURFT>2.0.CO;2 CLARREO_OSSE Directory containing TOA nadir radiance simulated by MODTRAN v.5.3.1 using profiles of atmospheric properties from the CSIRO climate model run for January 2040 under the RCP 8.5 future scenario. Data was originally provided by Daniel Feldman (drfeldman@lbl.gov) on 12 Nov 2018. The full set of CLARREO OSSEs are available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I_E mYABiLdBjwxp_UPvNomnePFHbv11e?usp=share_link. Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD015350 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016407 https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1943-2015 libRadtran_simulations Directory containing anisotropic (sensor viewing azimuth angles range from 0 to 360 deg every 5 deg) radiance and reflectance calculations at the top of the atmosphere for clouds. Data originally provided by Hong Chen (hong.chen@lasp.colorado.edu) on 27 Nov 2022. Further details regarding the configuration of the calculations can be found at the archived data location: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7535028 Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1647-2016 https://doi.org/10.5194/ACP-5-1855-2005 https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2022-143 SCIAMACHY_like_simulations Directory containing simulated TOA nadir radiance with the Havemann-Taylor Fast Radiative Transfer Code using input profiles derived from A-Train satellite retrievals over West Africa in 2010. The output spectral radiances are convolved with the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) spectral response functions to generate "SCIAMACHY-like" spectra. Data originally created by Jake Gristey (Jake.J.Gristey@noaa.gov) in 2019 (best estimate). Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0815.1 SCIAMACHY_observations Directory containing observed SCIAMACHY TOA nadir radiance. Data originally obtained by Jake Gristey (Jake.J.Gristey@noaa.gov) in 2018 (best estimate). Further SCIAMACHY observations are available at https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/catalog/envisat-sciamachy-geo-located-atmospheric-s pectra-sci_nl__1p-. Reference(s): https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9896-2