CAMEX-3 Hurricane Mission Aircraft Atmospheric Measurements

1998 data from the CAMEX-3 mission provides atmospheric pressure, temperature, and wind measurements collected by the Meteorological Measurement System aboard a NASA DC-8 aircraft. The dataset supports the study of hurricanes over the Gulf of America, Caribbean, and Western Atlantic Ocean. It is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing hurricane wind structure using air velocity and aircraft velocity measurements.
• Studying atmospheric thermodynamics within storms using pressure and temperature data.
• Validating satellite-derived atmospheric profiles with direct in-situ aircraft observations.
• Investigating air-sea interaction processes during hurricanes using data collected over ocean regions.

Strengths

• Data originates from a NASA mission with specialized aircraft instrumentation for atmospheric sensing.
• Covers a specific, focused campaign (CAMEX-3) dedicated to hurricane research.
• Provides direct, in-situ measurements of key atmospheric parameters (pressure, temperature, wind).

Limitations

• Specific row count, file size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on last update date: one lists 1998-09-23, another lists a future date of 2026-03 13.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) instruments aboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the CAMEX-3 mission.

Time Range

1998

Freshness

1998-09-23 01:32:00

Geography

U.S. Gulf of America, Caribbean, and Western Atlantic Ocean.