DC3: Miscellaneous DC-8 Aircraft Data from the 2012 Deep Convective Clouds Campaign

May to June 2012 data collected onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign. The dataset features Global Forecast System (GFS) model data and was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Observations were conducted in northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, and northern Alabama.

Use Cases

• Analyze convective storm inflow conditions based on in-situ aircraft measurements
• Model upper tropospheric chemistry changes following convection based on the campaign's second science objective
• Validate GFS model forecasts using the featured model data
• Study lightning production of nitrogen oxides based on the campaign's first science objective
• Investigate seasonal change of upper tropospheric chemistry based on the campaign's second objective

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, as stated in the description
• Campaign utilized multiple platforms including aircraft, ground radar, and satellite instruments
• Observations targeted three distinct geographic regions to sample different storm types

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is stored in multiple formats (BIN, XML, ISO, HTML, PDF), which may complicate access

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during a field campaign.

Time Range

May to June 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:18:14.676611; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, and northern Alabama