DC3: In-Situ Radiation Data from DC-8 Aircraft During 2012 Field Campaign

May to June 2012 radiation data collected onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign. The campaign aimed to understand the processes of deep, mid-latitude continental convective clouds and their impact on upper tropospheric composition and chemistry. Data collection for this product is complete.

Use Cases

• Modeling convective transport based on in-situ radiation measurements from aircraft.
• Analyzing the impact of lightning on nitrogen oxide production based on storm inflow data.
• Studying changes in upper tropospheric chemistry following convection based on post-storm observations.
• Investigating cloud hydrometeor effects on wet deposition of species based on in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete for the DC3 campaign.
• Campaign utilized multiple platforms including aircraft, ground-based radar, and satellite instruments for a multi-faceted approach.
• Observations were conducted across three geographic regions to sample different storm types and boundary layer compositions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

May to June 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:12:21.604210; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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