NAAMES C-130: Aircraft Meteorological and Navigational Data Over the North Atlantic

NAAMES C-130 Navigational and Meteorological Data, Version 1 contains in situ measurements collected onboard a NASA C-130 aircraft during the North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study. The data were collected during three deployments from 2015 to 2017 over the North Atlantic Ocean to study links between ocean ecosystems and atmospheric aerosols. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric conditions and flight paths based on the described in situ meteorological and navigational measurements.
• Studying seasonal phytoplankton cycles and their atmospheric impacts based on the described deployment phases (Winter Transition, Bloom Climax, Deceleration Phase).
• Linking local-scale airborne observations to satellite records based on the described objective of connecting processes to a continuous satellite record.
• Modeling aerosol evolution and processing over the ocean based on the described focus on ocean-generated aerosols and precursor gases.

Strengths

• Data collection is explicitly stated as complete.
• Covers three distinct seasonal deployments from November 2015 to September 2017.
• Part of a coordinated multi-platform mission (airborne, ship-based, autonomous, remote sensing) described in the input.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In situ measurements collected onboard the 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 2026-03-13 00:02:43.830638; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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