ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Cloud Data from Western North Atlantic, 2020-2022

ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Cloud Data contains measurements from the HU-25 Falcon aircraft during the NASA Earth-Venture Sub-Orbital field campaign. The project conducted 150 coordinated flights over the western North Atlantic across six deployments from 2020 to 2022. It provides detailed in-situ measurements of aerosol, cloud properties, atmospheric state, and trace gases.

Use Cases

• Characterize aerosol-cloud interactions based on detailed in-situ measurements of aerosol and cloud properties.
• Analyze marine boundary layer cloud systems based on data collected over the western North Atlantic.
• Classify airmass types based on onboard trace gas measurements for pollution analysis.
• Study cloud microphysics and atmospheric state based on the comprehensive instrument payload on the Falcon aircraft.
• Model climate feedbacks based on statistics collected over a broad range of aerosol and weather conditions.

Strengths

• Data originates from a 5-year NASA Earth-Venture Sub-Orbital field campaign.
• Collection includes 150 coordinated flights over a specific geographic region.
• In-situ measurements cover aerosol, cloud properties, atmospheric state, and trace gases.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected onboard the HU-25 Falcon aircraft via in-situ instrumentation during coordinated flight patterns.

Time Range

2020-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:54:19.058085; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Western North Atlantic