AFARS Cloud Descriptions

Date Start-End Time (hhmm,UTC) Cloud Description
04Feb2004
0207-0231
Cirrostratus
24Feb2004
0008-0225
2325-0211
Cirrostratus, Fibratus
Cirrostratus,Contrails, Low Level Aerosol
29Feb2004
0414-0615
2018-2216
Cirrus and Asian dust
Fibratus embedded in Asian dust
02Mar2004
0149-0511
Cirrus and Ice crystals in Asian dust
03Mar2004
1915-2015 Altocumulus
07Mar2004
0057-0320 Cirrostratus and Altocumulus
15Mar2004
2311-0128 Cirrostratus, Fibratus
20Mar2004
2008-2320 Fibratus and Asian dust
21Mar2004
0232-0337 Cirrostratus(Halos), Altocumulus, Asian dust
31Mar2004
2006-2130
Arctic hazy in Boundary Layer
01Apr2004
0200-0240
Low Ice Crystal and Arctic hazy
05Apr2004
0012-0233
Thin Cirrostratus and Asian dust
06Apr2004
0001-0310
Cirrostratus (corona), Ice Crystals in Asian dust
07Apr2004
0002-0156
Cirrostratus to Altostratus, Ice Crystal Layer, Asian dust
08Apr2004
0019-0151 Opaque Cirrostratus, Ice Crystals and Altocumulus in Asian  dust
12Apr2004
1937-2100 Deep Asian dust Layer
13Apr2004
1825-2014
2256-0200
Deep Asian dust Layer and subvisual Cirrus
Thin Cirrostratus and Asian dust
14Apr2004
2305-0036 Deep Asian dust with Ice Crystals and Contrail
23Apr2004
1756-2040
Cirrostratus/Fibratus, Altocumulus, Ice Crystals in Asian dust
26Apr2004
0006-0145
2209-2303
Low Level Cirrostratus, Altocumulus
Cirrostratus, Culumus, Boundary Layer and Asian dust Aerosol
27Apr2004
0040-0236 Cirrostratus, Cumulus, Asia aerosol
02May2004
1850-2032 Thin Cirrostratus, Asian aerosol
03May2004
1907-2106 Asian dust with embedded Fibratus
04May2004
0339-0505 Thin Cirrostratus and Asian dust
05May2004
1914-2135 Cirrostratus, Cumulus and Asian dust
12May2004
1910-1946
2124-2155
Cirrostratus, Cumulus and Aerosol
Cirrostratus, Altocumulus and Asian dust
13May2004
1752-2215 Deep Cirrostratus/Fibratus (Halos ) and Asian dust
14May2004
0110-0251
1806-1830
Deep Cirrostratus, Altocumulus, Cumulus, Asian aerosol with Ice Crystals
Pollen ( Corona )
21May2004
1925-2130 Low Cirrus Fibratus with Ice Crystals and Altocumulus, Contrails, Asian dust
02Jun2004
1814-2010 Cirrostratus/Fibratus
27Jul2004
2247-2359 Cirrostratus/Fibratus ( hahos), Boundary Layer Aerosol
28Jul2004
0000-0048 Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus
30Jul2004
0028-0136 Cirrostratus, Cumulus, Altocumulus
03Aug2004
0036-0121 Thin Fibratus, Contrails, Cumulus, Elevated Smoke Layer
10Aug2004
1902-2131
Thin Cirrus, Contrails, Altocumulus and Ice Crystal Layer, Smoke
11Aug2004
0004-0033 Dense Smoke
12Aug2004
1959-2100 Altocumulus embedded in dense Smoke Layer
13Aug2004
0036-0140
1928-2250
Cirrus Fibratus, deep Smoke Layers
Cirrostratus/Fibratus, Smoke Layers in Boundary Layer
23Aug2004
0434-0534
Smoke Layer
27Aug2004
0054-0221
Cumulus, Altocumulus, Altostratus, Smoke
30Aug2004
2000-2200
Cirrostratus, Altocumulus, Boundary Layer Cumulus/skud, Smoke
31Aug2004
2212-0030
Thin Cirrus Fibratus/Contrail Cirrus, Boundary Layer Smoke
07Sep2004
2056-2359
Cirrus undulatus
08Sep2004
0126-0230
Contrail Cirrus
09Sep2004
0107-0320
Contrail Cirrus
10Sep2004
2252-0122
Cirrostratus/Fibratus and Smoke
17Sep2004
                  2131_2249
Stratus
22Sep2004
                  2150_2340
Cirrostratus/Altostratus, Crystal Layer
24Oct2004
                  2004_2234
Thin Cirrostratus, Crystals, Aerosol
04Nov2004
                  2127_2358
Cirrostratus, AltoCumulus
08Nov2004
                  2139_2321
Cirrostratus, Altocumulus with Virga
14Nov2004
                  2147_2322
Cirrus Fibratus, Aerosol layers
18Nov2004
                  2205_2317
Cirrostratus
19Nov2004
                  2020_2206 
Cirrostratus/Altostratus
24Nov2004
                  2238_2359
Cirrus Fibratus and Altocumulus
27Nov2004
                  2138_2300
Altostratus
06Dec2004
                  2045_2320
Cirrostratus/Altostratus
08Dec2004
                  2036-2345
Cirrostratus Fibratus
09Dec2004
                  2050_2330
Corrostratus Fibratus
10Dec2004
                  2042_2303
Cirrostratus/Altostratus
13Dec2004
                  2112_2336
Cirrostratus/Altostratus
15Dec2004
                  2103_2212
Cirrostratus/Altostratus
16Dec2004
                  2141_2359
Thin  ice Fibratus
17Dec2004
                  2113_2359
Cirrostratus and Altocumulus
21Dec2004
                  2027_2212
Thin Cirrostratus/Fibratus
24Dec2004
                  2254_2359
Ice fog
29Dec2004
                  2058_2350
Thin Cirrostratus
30Dec2004
                  2057_2304
Thin Cirrostratus to Altostratus