DEVOTE_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data contains in-situ meteorological and navigational data from 11 science flights conducted in September and October 2011. The data was collected onboard a NASA B-200 aircraft using instruments like the NAV420 CrossBow IMU and Diode Laser Hygrometers. It was produced by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center as part of the DEVOTE project for satellite validation.
Use Cases
- Validate satellite-derived aerosol optical depth measurements from CALIPSO using in-situ DLH hygrometer data.
- Analyze flight path coordination with satellite overpasses using NAV420 IMU navigational data.
- Correlate in-situ aerosol microphysical properties from the B-200 with remote sensing data from the co-flying UC-12 aircraft.
- Study cloud and aerosol properties over AERONET ground network sites using the campaign's coordinated flight patterns.
Strengths
- Data collection is complete for the 11-flight campaign.
- Focuses on coordinated measurements with satellite overpasses and ground sites.
- Part of a structured project (DEVOTE/HOPE) with defined scientific objectives for validation.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited to a two-month campaign in late 2011.
- Specific row count, column details, and file formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to flight paths originating from NASA Langley Research Center.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- In-situ measurements collected onboard the NASA B-200 aircraft using NAV420 IMU and DLH instruments.
- Time Range
- September to October 2011.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Flight paths based at NASA Langley Research Center, coordinated with CALIPSO overpasses and AERONET sites.