ACLOUD-AC3: Arctic Cloud Microphysical Properties from June 2017 Campaign

June 2017 in-situ measurements of Arctic cloud microphysical properties collected during the ACLOUD-AC3 airborne campaign. The data was gathered using CDP, CIP, and PIP probes from the Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (CNRS/UCA). Files are provided in NetCDF format, one per flight, with an upcoming data paper planned to detail processing.

Use Cases

• Modeling Arctic cloud radiative effects based on in-situ microphysical property measurements.
• Analyzing cloud particle size distributions based on data from CDP, CIP, and PIP probes.
• Studying seasonal Arctic cloud variability based on a focused June 2017 campaign.
• Validating satellite remote sensing retrievals based on coincident airborne in-situ data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, documented scientific campaign (ACLOUD-AC3) in June 2017.
• Measurements were made using named, specialized instrumentation (CDP, CIP, PIP probes).
• Data is structured in the self-describing NetCDF format with parameter descriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• A detailed data processing description is pending an upcoming publication.

Provenance

Source

Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (CNRS/UCA, Aubière, France)

Collection Method

Airborne in-situ measurements using CDP, CIP, and PIP probes.

Time Range

June 2017

Geography

Arctic