NAAMES C-130: In Situ Cloud Measurements Over the North Atlantic Ocean

NAAMES C-130 Cloud In Situ Data, Version 1 contains in situ cloud measurements collected onboard a NASA C-130 aircraft during the North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study. The data were collected during three deployments between November 2015 and September 2017 over the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to link ocean ecosystem processes with atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Use Cases

• Modeling cloud microphysics based on in situ airborne measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal phytoplankton bloom impacts on atmospheric aerosols based on the study's stated objective
• Correlating local-scale airborne cloud properties with satellite records as described in the project's airborne products
• Studying aerosol-cloud interactions over marine environments based on the NAAMES mission focus

Strengths

• Data collected during three distinct seasonal deployments (Winter Transition, Bloom Climax, Deceleration Phase) over multiple years
• Measurements are part of a coordinated NASA Earth Venture mission combining ship, airborne, autonomous, and remote sensing platforms
• Project designed to directly link ocean ecosystem processes with atmospheric evolution and processing

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data collection is complete, covering only specific seasonal windows from 2015-2017

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In situ measurements collected onboard a NASA Wallops Flight Facility C-130 Hercules aircraft

Time Range

November 4, 2015 – November 29, 2015; May 11, 2016 – June 5, 2016; August 30, 2017 – September 22, 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:34:29.328717; freshness should be verified

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, with aircraft based at St. John's International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada