CAMP2Ex: Aircraft and Ground Measurements of Aerosols and Clouds

CAMP2Ex_Miscellaneous_Data contains merged and raw measurements from the NASA Clouds, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment. The 2019 field campaign deployed two aircraft, NASA's P-3B and a SPEC Learjet, for coordinated remote sensing and in-situ sampling of aerosol, cloud, precipitation, meteorological, and radiative properties. This dataset supports research on aerosol-cloud interactions, monsoon processes, and atmospheric radiation in the Western Pacific region.

Use Cases

• Analyzing aerosol effects on cloud microphysical properties using coordinated in-situ and remote sensing aircraft data.
• Studying the influence of meteorology on aerosol distribution and cloud interactions during the monsoon season.
• Characterizing radiative fluxes and feedbacks using measured aerosol, cloud, and atmospheric state variables.
• Performing airmass type analysis using trace gas tracers to distinguish anthropogenic and natural aerosol sources.

Strengths

• Data originates from a coordinated NASA field campaign with specific science objectives and a defined sampling strategy.
• Campaign deployed two specialized aircraft, conducting 19 (P-3B) and 11 (Learjet) science flights for multimodal data collection.
• Measurements cover a comprehensive suite of atmospheric variables including aerosols, clouds, trace gases, meteorology, and radiation.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided across any source, limiting immediate usability.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2019-10-08 and 2026-03-13) create uncertainty about the most recent data version.
• Data format is described as miscellaneous (ISO, BIN, XML, PDF, HTML), suggesting potential heterogeneity and preprocessing needs.

Provenance

Source

NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC)

Collection Method

Collected via in-situ and remote sensing instruments aboard NASA P-3B and SPEC Learjet 35A aircraft, supplemented by ground-based observations.

Time Range

Primary field deployment from August 20 to October 10, 2019, with some ground-based observations in 2018.

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:02:16.626702

Geography

Vicinity of the Philippines, Western Pacific region.