HS3 Hurricane Campaign Atmospheric Sounder Data from NASA Global Hawk

Atlantic hurricane seasons from 2012 to 2014 are covered by this dataset of atmospheric temperature and water vapor profiles. NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft collected the data using the Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) during the 5-week Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) field campaigns. The instrument provides high-resolution thermal radiance measurements with a 2 km nadir resolution across a 40 km swath.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature profiles of the atmosphere in clear-sky conditions during hurricanes.
• Studying the distribution and concentration of atmospheric water vapor in severe storm environments.
• Validating and improving satellite-derived atmospheric data using high-resolution airborne measurements.
• Investigating the thermodynamic structure of the Atlantic hurricane basin across multiple seasons.

Strengths

• Data provides high spatial resolution of 2 km at nadir from an airborne platform.
• Covers three consecutive Atlantic hurricane seasons (2012-2014) for temporal analysis.
• Collected via a dedicated NASA field campaign (HS3) using the specialized S-HIS instrument.

Limitations

• Data is limited to clear-sky conditions, excluding observations within clouds.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and complete column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information, with one listing 'other-license-specified' and another 'None'.

Provenance

Source

NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, S-HIS instrument, HS3 field campaign.

Collection Method

Airborne remote sensing via an interferometer sounder measuring emitted thermal radiances.

Time Range

2012 to 2014 Atlantic hurricane seasons (5-week campaigns each year).

Freshness

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Geography

Atlantic hurricane basin, with a 40 km wide ground swath per flight line.