NASA DC-8 Aircraft Navigation and Atmospheric Data for CPEX Campaign

North Atlantic-Gulf of America-Caribbean Oceanic region data from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the 2017 Convective Processes Experiment (CPEX). The dataset contains GPS positioning, aircraft orientation, and atmospheric state measurements including temperature, pressure, water vapor, and horizontal winds. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and covers the period from May 25 to June 28, 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyzing aircraft trajectory and orientation for flight path reconstruction.
• Studying correlations between atmospheric temperature, pressure, and water vapor measurements.
• Modeling horizontal wind patterns to understand storm organization and growth.
• Validating satellite or ground-based observations with high-resolution airborne data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled NASA field campaign (CPEX) with a defined scientific objective.
• Provides a continuous time series of measurements over a specific 35-day period in 2017.
• Includes multiple synchronized measurement types: GPS, orientation, and key atmospheric variables.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Data format is listed as ASCII, but available file formats (BIN, ISO, PDF) suggest ancillary or packaged data, creating ambiguity.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Airborne measurements collected from instruments aboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft.

Time Range

May 25, 2017 through June 28, 2017

Freshness

2026-03-13 03:18:50.166460

Geography

North Atlantic-Gulf of America-Caribbean Oceanic region