Eleven science flights were conducted in September and October 2011 by the DEVOTE project, based at NASA Langley Research Center. The dataset contains in-situ meteorological and navigational data collected onboard a NASA UC-12 aircraft, coordinated with satellite overpasses. It was created by the LARC_ASDC organization to validate and improve satellite retrieval algorithms for missions like CALIPSO and ACE.
Use Cases
- Validate CALIPSO satellite lidar data using in-situ meteorological measurements from coordinated aircraft flight paths.
- Improve aerosol property retrieval algorithms by comparing aircraft-based Applanix POSAV navigational data with AERONET ground site observations.
- Analyze cloud microphysical properties by correlating UC-12 flight data with in-situ payload measurements from the coordinated B-200 aircraft.
Strengths
- Data collection is complete for the campaign encompassing eleven dedicated science flights.
- Measurements were specifically coordinated with CALIPSO satellite overpasses and AERONET ground network sites for validation.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited to a two-month campaign in late 2011.
- Spatial coverage is restricted to flight paths originating from NASA Langley Research Center.
- Sample size is constrained to the eleven flights conducted during the campaign.
Provenance
- Source
- LARC_ASDC (NASA Langley Research Center - Atmospheric Science Data Center).
- Collection Method
- In-situ data collected onboard the NASA UC-12 aircraft, including from the Applanix POSAV system, during coordinated science flights.
- Time Range
- September to October 2011.
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 2011-10-27.
- Geography
- Flight paths based from NASA Langley Research Center, over AERONET ground sites and along satellite overpasses.