CPEX-CV: NASA DC-8 Aircraft Cloud Microphysics Data

September 2022 data collected by NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the Convective Processes Experiment - Cabo Verde (CPEX-CV) campaign. The dataset features in-situ cloud measurements from the Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer (CAS) instrument, focusing on atmospheric dynamics, marine boundary layers, convection, and Saharan dust transport in the tropical East Atlantic. Data collection for this product is complete.

Use Cases

• Analyze cloud particle size distributions based on Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer (CAS) measurements
• Study interactions between convective systems and the Saharan Air Layer based on campaign objectives
• Investigate marine boundary layer properties and their relation to cloud lifecycle based on described science goals
• Validate and interpret spaceborne remote sensors using in-situ atmospheric measurements

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, indicating a finalized dataset
• Campaign operated from Sal Island, Cabo Verde with a specific temporal coverage of 1-30 September 2022
• Dataset is part of a NASA campaign with defined science objectives targeting atmospheric process lifecycles

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• File formats include BIN and ISO, which may require specialized tools for processing

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft using the Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer (CAS) instrument

Time Range

September 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:23:51.257378; freshness should be verified

Geography

Tropical East Atlantic region, operating from Sal Island, Cabo Verde