CARVE Arctic Airborne Campaign Flight Reports 2012-2015

Daily flight reports from the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment airborne campaigns over the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. The dataset covers campaigns from 2012 to 2015, conducted between March and November each year to capture seasonal and inter-annual variability. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to investigate changes in Arctic carbon cycling and permafrost thaw threats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal and inter-annual variability in atmospheric gas concentrations (e.g., CO2, CH4) across the Arctic.
• Correlating flight path, altitude, and weather condition data with observed gas concentration measurements.
• Using infrared and visible light images to support spatial analysis of surface conditions and emissions sources.
• Studying the relationship between atmospheric data and permafrost thaw dynamics for climate modeling.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year coverage from 2012 to 2015, enabling analysis of inter-annual variability.
• Includes multimodal data: flight path plots, altitude logs, weather conditions, images, and initial gas analysis.
• Campaigns were timed from March to November each year to capture critical seasonal transitions.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Conflicting last updated dates: Data.gov lists 2026-03-13, while NASA Earthdata lists 2015-11 12.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Airborne campaign measurements from flights over the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic.

Time Range

2012 to 2015

Freshness

2026-03-13

Geography

Alaskan and Canadian Arctic