DEVOTE UC-12 Aircraft HSRL Data contains remotely sensed measurements of aerosols and cloud properties collected by the High Spectral Resolution Lidar instrument. The dataset was created by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center from eleven science flights conducted in September and October 2011. Data collection is complete and was used for validating satellite retrieval algorithms from missions like CALIPSO and ACE.
Use Cases
- Validate CALIPSO satellite aerosol extinction profiles using HSRL-derived aerosol backscatter and extinction coefficient profiles.
- Analyze cloud optical property retrievals from HSRL data to improve satellite cloud microphysics algorithms.
- Correlate airborne HSRL measurements with ground-based AERONET site data for multi-platform validation studies.
- Investigate aerosol-cloud interactions using coordinated HSRL remote sensing and in-situ B-200 aircraft microphysical property data.
Strengths
- Data collection includes eleven coordinated science flights over a dedicated campaign period.
- Measurements are specifically designed for satellite validation, with flight plans coordinated with CALIPSO overpasses and AERONET ground sites.
- Dataset represents a complete, mission-focused collection from a NASA sub-orbital project.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited to a two-month campaign in late 2011.
- Specific row counts, file sizes, and data formats are not provided in the description.
- Geographic coverage is confined to the flight paths originating from NASA Langley Research Center.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Data collected by the High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) instrument onboard a NASA UC-12 aircraft during coordinated science flights.
- Time Range
- September to October 2011.
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 2011-10-27; it is a static historical dataset.
- Geography
- Flight paths based out of NASA Langley Research Center, overflying AERONET ground network sites and satellite overpass corridors.