CAMEX-4: Aircraft Cloud Physics Measurements for Hurricane Research

CAMEX-4 collected in-situ atmospheric data using the NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft, which was equipped with meteorological and microphysical sensors like cloud particle imagers and temperature probes. The campaign focused on tropical cyclone development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts. This dataset includes navigation data alongside the meteorological and microphysical measurements.

Use Cases

• Analyzing hurricane intensification based on in-situ cloud microphysics observations.
• Studying cloud droplet concentration and size distribution from particle imager data.
• Validating remote sensing hurricane models with direct aircraft temperature and dewpoint measurements.
• Tracking tropical cyclone development using integrated navigation and meteorological data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major NASA-funded field campaign (CAMEX-4), indicating a high level of scientific curation.
• Includes multi-sensor measurements from a specialized research aircraft (NOAA WP-3D Orion), likely providing correlated atmospheric variables.

Limitations

• Critical metadata like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.
• Conflicting last-updated dates exist between platforms (2001 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about data currency.
• Documentation is sparse; users must contact the GHRC for further information and data access.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), collected via NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft.

Collection Method

Gathered via in-situ sensors (e.g., cloud particle imagers, temperature/dewpoint probes) aboard the aircraft during the CAMEX-4 campaign.

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:03:55.421988

Geography

Likely covers regions of tropical cyclone activity studied during the CAMEX-4 campaign, but specific geographic bounds are not stated.