DC3: Meteorological and Navigational Data from DLR Falcon Aircraft

DC3_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DLR-Falcon_Data are meteorological and navigational data collected onboard the DLR Falcon aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign. The campaign was conducted from May to June 2012 with a base in Salina, Kansas, and observations in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama. Data collection for this product is complete.

Use Cases

• Analyzing storm dynamics and physics based on in-situ meteorological measurements from aircraft.
• Investigating lightning production of nitrogen oxides based on campaign objectives.
• Studying changes in upper tropospheric chemistry following convection based on the 12-48 hour post-convection observation focus.
• Modeling convective transport based on the dataset's stated contribution to improving predictive models.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete for this product.
• Campaign involved multiple observation platforms including aircraft, ground-based radar, and satellites.
• 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 files are in specialized formats (BIN, XML, ISO, HTML, PDF) which may require specific tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected onboard the DLR Falcon aircraft during the DC3 field campaign.

Time Range

May to June 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:12:20.294372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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