NASA DC-8 Aircraft Navigation Data for OLYMPEX Campaign

Navigation data from the NASA DC-8 aircraft was collected during the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX) field campaign. The dataset contains multiple flight-level measurements, including altitude, pressure, temperature, airspeed, and ground speed, recorded from November 5 to December 19, 2015. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in ASCII-IWG1 and XML formats.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite precipitation estimates by correlating ground-based radar data with precise aircraft location and altitude.
• Analyzing atmospheric conditions during storm events using in-flight pressure and temperature measurements.
• Studying aircraft performance and wind effects by comparing recorded airspeed and ground speed.
• Reconstructing flight paths for the OLYMPEX campaign to coordinate with other instrument datasets.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled NASA field campaign, ensuring high instrument calibration standards.
• Provides a focused 45-day time series from a major airborne validation experiment.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and a complete column list are unavailable across all sources.
• License information is inconsistently reported as 'other-license-specified' or null.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by instrumentation on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during dedicated research flights.

Time Range

2015 - 2015

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:21:31.463771

Geography

Olympic Mountains region (campaign-specific).