Aircraft Sounding Of Clouds (ASC) data contains upper-air temperature, humidity, pressure, and cloud parameters. The dataset covers Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia from 1983 onward. It is archived at the World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI) in Kaluga, Russia.
Use Cases
- Analyze cloud amount and zero isotherm height relationships with upper-air temperature and humidity.
- Model atmospheric turbulence and icing conditions using the recorded turbulence and icing parameters.
- Study long-term trends in inversion layers and isotherms across continents.
- Correlate pressure data with cloud formation patterns for weather prediction models.
Strengths
- Multidecadal temporal coverage starting in 1983.
- Multicontinental spatial coverage for Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
- Includes specific cloud physics parameters like zero isotherm height and icing.
Limitations
- Exact row count, sample size, and update frequency are unknown.
- Geographic coverage excludes North and South America.
- Data collection method and instrumentation details are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI), Kaluga, Russia.
- Collection Method
- Aircraft-based atmospheric soundings.
- Time Range
- Since 1983.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.