ARCTAS: In-situ Radiation Data from P-3B Aircraft over the Arctic

The ARCTAS campaign collected in-situ radiation data during two three-week deployments in April and July 2008. NASA gathered this data onboard a P-3B aircraft using Broadband Radiometer (BBR) and Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer (SSFR) instruments to study atmospheric composition and climate sensitivity in the Arctic. The dataset is part of NASA's contribution to the International Polar Year 2007-2008 POLARCAT experiment.

Use Cases

• Modeling aerosol radiative forcing based on in-situ radiation measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-range pollution transport to the Arctic based on the campaign's stated objectives
• Studying the impact of boreal forest fire emissions on the Arctic radiation budget and cloud processes
• Investigating chemical processes related to ozone, aerosols, mercury, and halogens as described for the campaign

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, as explicitly stated in the description
• Collected via two specialized radiometer instruments (BBR and SSFR)
• Part of a major NASA field campaign with defined scientific objectives for the International Polar Year

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• File formats include BIN, PDF, ISO, HTML, which may require specialized tools for processing

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ data collected onboard a P-3B aircraft during the ARCTAS field campaign

Time Range

April and July 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:38:10.742341; freshness should be verified

Geography

Arctic region