MODIS CPEX Convective Storm Measurements from 2017 Field Campaign

May 9 to July 16, 2017 data from the Convective Processes Experiment (CPEX) field campaign. The dataset contains Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) measurements from sixteen DC-8 missions over the North Atlantic-Gulf of America-Caribbean Sea region. It was produced by the GHRC DAAC to study storm initiation, organization, growth, and dissipation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing convective storm initiation and dissipation patterns using remote sensing data.
• Studying cloud dynamics and organization during the early summer season.
• Correlating in-situ flight mission data with satellite-derived MODIS measurements.
• Investigating atmospheric processes in the North Atlantic-Gulf of America-Caribbean region.

Strengths

• Data originates from a focused field campaign with sixteen dedicated DC-8 aircraft missions.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot of convective activity from May 9 to July 16, 2017.
• Hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata, Data.gov), indicating established provenance.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information ('other-license-specified' vs. 'None').
• The netCDF-3 format may require specialized tools for analysis.

Provenance

Source

GHRC_DAAC (Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center)

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the CPEX field campaign.

Time Range

2017-05-09 to 2017-07-16

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:29:05.563889

Geography

North Atlantic-Gulf of America-Caribbean Sea region