High-Resolution Airborne Wind Profiles from the WHyMSIE Campaign

Wind profiles provide high spatial and vertical resolution three-dimensional wind vector retrievals from an airborne Doppler Wind Lidar instrument. The dataset was collected by NASA's G-III aircraft during the joint WHyMSIE and APEX field campaigns from September 20 to November 15, 2024, and is archived by the GHRC_DAAC.

Use Cases

• Validate hyperspectral microwave retrievals from CoSMIR-H by comparing them with in-situ temperature and humidity data from the campaign.
• Analyze three-dimensional wind vector retrievals to study planetary boundary layer processes under different thermodynamic and moisture regimes.
• Assess wind profile precision and detail in the vertical dimension to address gaps identified in the 2017 Decadal Survey for Earth science.

Strengths

• High spatial and vertical resolution wind profiles from a dedicated airborne instrument.
• Data collected during a targeted field campaign designed to capture a wide variety of atmospheric and surface conditions.
• Covers a specific temporal range from September 20 to November 15, 2024.

Limitations

• Sample size and geographic coverage are limited to the specific flight paths and duration of the WHyMSIE/APEX campaigns.
• Data availability is confined to a short, nearly two-month period in late 2024.

Provenance

Source

GHRC_DAAC, NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Collected via an airborne Doppler Wind Lidar (AWP) instrument aboard a NASA G-III aircraft during the WHyMSIE and APEX field campaigns.

Time Range

September 20, 2024 to November 15, 2024.

Freshness

Data collection ended on November 15, 2024, with metadata last updated on the same day.

Geography

Coverage area of the Westcoast and Heartland Hyperspectral Microwave Sensor Intensive Experiment (WHyMSIE) field campaign, specific flight paths not detailed.