ARISE 2014: NASA C-130 In-Situ Arctic Cloud and Sea Ice Data

Arctic airborne campaign data collected by NASA's C-130 aircraft from August 28 to October 1, 2014. The dataset includes in-situ cloud measurements from two probes, spectral and broadband radiative flux profiles, and atmospheric state parameters over sea ice, open water, and Greenland land ice. It was produced by NASA's Radiation Sciences, Cryospheric Sciences, and Airborne Sciences programs to study the relationship between retreating sea ice and Arctic climate.

Use Cases

• Modeling cloud formation and microphysics based on in-situ cloud droplet probe data
• Analyzing radiative flux profiles to study heat exchange between Earth's surface and space
• Investigating the relationship between sea ice loss and atmospheric moisture based on coordinated flight data
• Improving Arctic climate computer models based on simultaneous measurements of ice, clouds, and radiation

Strengths

• Data collection is complete for the 2014 campaign period.
• Measurements were taken under a variety of Arctic atmospheric and surface conditions.
• Flights were coordinated to fly under satellite overpasses when possible.

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 XML, BIN, ISO, and HTML, which may require specialized tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via two cloud probes (CDP and WCM-200 Multi-Element Water Content System) on NASA's C-130 aircraft.

Time Range

August 28, 2014 to October &, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:48:46.956590; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arctic, primarily over sea ice and open water, with minor coverage over Greenland land ice.