The Rain In Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field campaign scheduled for
November 1, 2004 - February 1, 2005 targets Antigua and Barbuda. The scientific
issues include precipitation in trade wind cumulus, microphysics of the
transition to a mature rainshaft, organization of trade wind clouds, water
budget of trade wind cumulus, and the wind cloud environment. Over 50
scientists and organizations are participating in the field campaign.
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer's (MISR) mission objectives involve
providing accurate information on cloud cover, cloud-track winds,
stereo-derived cloud-top altitude, and cloud geometric thickness. The MISR data
products supporting the entire RICO region correspond to MISR Paths 1, 2, 3,
and 233, Blocks 74 - 78. Local Mode sites are listed
below. Data products for Nov 1 - Feb 1 for any year will eventually be
available.