FIREX-AQ ER-2 Aircraft Meteorological and Navigational Data, Summer 2019

11 flights were completed by NASA's ER-2 aircraft during the summer 2019 FIREX-AQ campaign. The dataset contains in-situ meteorological and navigational data collected by the NASA Airborne Science Data Telemetry (NASDAT) System onboard the high-altitude aircraft. FIREX-AQ was a NOAA/NASA interagency study to understand the impact of North American fire emissions on atmospheric chemistry and air quality.

Use Cases

• Validate satellite-derived fire temperature and plume height estimates based on the ER-2's satellite analog instrument payload.
• Model atmospheric transport and wind patterns for wildfire plumes based on the collected in-situ meteorological data.
• Analyze the relationship between fire conditions and downwind chemical transformation based on the campaign's overarching goals.
• Study local weather impacts and fire movement patterns based on the campaign's focus on air movements at fire boundaries.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major interagency campaign (NOAA/NASA FIREX-AQ) with a clear scientific goal.
• Includes data from 11 dedicated ER-2 flights during the summer 2019 campaign period.
• Platform tags provide specific Earth Science categories for discovery.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• File formats include BIN, PDF, ISO, and HTML, which may require specialized tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the NASA Airborne Science Data Telemetry (NASDAT) System onboard the ER-2 aircraft.

Time Range

Summer 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 02:57:20.782497; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North America, with flights originating from unspecified locations.