CAMEX-3 Hurricane Cloud and Aerosol Particle Characterization Video
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Description
NASA's CAMEX-3 Cloud and Aerosol Particle Characterization (CAPAC) dataset contains airborne measurements and video from the 1998 hurricane mission. Data includes particle size distributions from 0.3 micrometers to 6.4 millimeters, shape analysis, and derived liquid/ice water content for clouds and precipitation. Instruments were mounted on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during flights over the Gulf of America, Caribbean, and Western Atlantic Ocean.
Use Cases
Analyzing particle size distributions from FSSP - 300 and 2D - P probe measurements to understand cloud composition.
Studying hydrometeor shape and phase from two - dimensional optical array probe data between 40 micrometers and 6.4 millimeters.
Calculating integrated particle surface area and ice/liquid water content in hurricane clouds.
Using CAPAC video records for visual validation of instrument measurements and particle morphology.
Correlating in - situ particle data with coordinated radar, lightning, and radiosonde observations from the CAMEX - 3 campaign.
Strengths
Provides multi - instrument data from three distinct probes (FSSP - 300, 2D - P, video) for cross - validation.
Measures a wide particle size range from 0.3 micrometers (aerosols) to 6.4 millimeters (precipitation).
Data collection was part of a coordinated multi - aircraft and ground - based campaign (CAMEX - 3) studying hurricanes.
Limitations
Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are not provided by any source.
Sources conflict on last update date: datagov lists 2026 - 03 - 13, while nasa_earthdata lists 1998 - 09 - 02.
License is specified as 'other - license - specified' on datagov but is null on nasa_earthdata, requiring direct contact for access.
Provenance
Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Collection Method
Airborne measurements from instruments (FSSP-300, 2D-P probes, video) mounted on the NASA DC-8 aircraft.
Time Range
1998 (CAMEX-3 mission period)
Freshness
2026-03-13 07:11:57.656403
Geography
U.S. Gulf of America, Caribbean, and Western Atlantic Ocean
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