CAMEX-4 Hurricane Flight Level Meteorological Data

Flight-level data from the 2001 CAMEX-4 field campaign, collected by a NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft to study tropical cyclone development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts. The dataset contains in-situ meteorological measurements and aircraft state parameters recorded on 8mm tapes in the 'AOC Standard Tape Format'. It is produced and hosted by the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC DAAC).

Use Cases

• Analyzing hurricane structure using in-flight measurements of total temperature, dew point, and dynamic pressure.
• Studying aircraft performance and sensor response in severe weather via parameters like angle of attack, airspeed, and slip angle.
• Validating remote sensing observations and numerical weather prediction models for tropical cyclones.
• Investigating the microphysical properties of storms through measurements of liquid water content.

Strengths

• Provides direct, in-situ measurements from within hurricane environments, a rare and critical data source.
• Contains a specific suite of meteorological and aircraft state parameters documented across multiple authoritative platforms.
• Associated with a well-defined NASA field campaign (CAMEX-4) focused on hurricane processes.

Limitations

• The exact temporal coverage (start/end dates) and volume (row count, file size) are unspecified across all sources.
• Data is stored in a legacy 'AOC Standard Tape Format' (8mm tapes), which may present access and processing challenges.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 2001-09-19 and others listing 2026-03-13, suggesting a metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC DAAC)

Collection Method

Collected in-situ by NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft during the CAMEX-4 field campaign.

Time Range

2001 (CAMEX-4 campaign period)

Freshness

2026-03-13 04:57:59.186453

Geography

Areas of tropical cyclone activity studied during CAMEX-4, likely the Atlantic basin.