Saharan Dust AEROSE Trans-Atlantic Campaign Data

Saharan Dust AERosols and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE) is an internationally recognized series of field campaigns conducted onboard the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. The expeditions are designed to explore African air mass outflows and their impacts on climate, weather, and environmental health across the Atlantic Ocean. The dataset is managed by the OB_DAAC organization and has been updated as recently as 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between Saharan dust aerosols and ocean temperature using ocean temperature columns.
• Studying the impact of air mass outflows on ocean salinity and density through salinity/density measurements.
• Investigating atmospheric optical properties over the ocean using ocean optics data.
• Modeling long-range transport of aerosols and their climatic effects using time-series and geospatial campaign data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a recognized, repeated series of international field campaigns ensuring methodological consistency.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov signals its importance and curation for the scientific community.
• The dataset has received recent updates, with metadata refreshed in March 2026 on two platforms.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and a complete column list are not provided by any source, limiting preliminary assessment.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata, with one source showing 2017-04-01 while others show 2026-03 12.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' or 'None', requiring further investigation for reuse.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC organization, from campaigns onboard the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.

Collection Method

Field campaign measurements collected during trans-Atlantic AEROSE expeditions.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-12 22:14:34.515658

Geography

Trans-Atlantic region, focusing on African air mass outflows over the ocean.