DC3: In-Situ Aircraft Aerosol Data from Deep Convective Clouds Campaign

DC3_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data are aerosol measurements collected onboard a NASA DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry field campaign. The campaign ran from May to June 2012, with a base in Salina, Kansas, and observations in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama. Conducted by NASA, the campaign aimed to understand convective cloud dynamics and their impact on upper tropospheric chemistry.

Use Cases

• Analyze aerosol particle composition and transport based on in-situ aircraft measurements mentioned in the description
• Model convective storm impacts on upper tropospheric chemistry based on campaign objectives
• Study the relationship between lightning and nitrogen oxide production based on the first science objective
• Investigate seasonal changes in upper tropospheric chemistry based on the second science objective

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, as stated in the description
• Campaign utilized multiple platforms including aircraft, ground radar, and satellite instruments
• Observations cover a wide geographic sample across northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, and northern Alabama

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific 2012 field campaign

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during a field campaign

Time Range

May to June 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:18:39.093035; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, northern Alabama, with a base in Salina, Kansas