ARISE 2014: Arctic Airborne Meteorological and Navigational Data from NASA C-130

NASA's ARISE 2014 campaign collected in-situ meteorological and navigational data via instruments on a C-130 aircraft. The data capture atmospheric state parameters, cloud properties, and surface characteristics over Arctic sea ice, open water, and Greenland land ice from August 28 to October 1, 2014. This joint effort by NASA's Radiation, Cryospheric, and Airborne Sciences programs aimed to study the relationship between retreating sea ice and Arctic climate.

Use Cases

• Modeling Arctic cloud formation and properties based on in-situ atmospheric measurements.
• Analyzing the relationship between sea ice retreat and local meteorological conditions based on coordinated flight and surface data.
• Validating satellite-derived Arctic climate data based on coordinated underflight measurements.
• Studying surface energy balance over different Arctic terrains (sea ice, open water, land ice) based on radiative flux and surface characteristic data.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete for the defined campaign period (August 28, 2014 - October 1, 2014).
• Instruments include GPS, temperature sensors, pitot-static systems, pressure transducers, and hygrometers, suggesting multi-sensor validation.
• Flights were coordinated with satellite overpasses, potentially enabling cross-validation.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Collected via GPS, temperature sensors, pitot-static systems, pressure transducers, and hygrometers on NASA's C-130 aircraft.

Time Range

August 28,我们这个2014 - October 1, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:48:20.756397; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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