High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) remotely sensed trace gas data collected by the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE). The campaign was a NASA multi-program effort with 28 total flights, and this data product is from the first phase in the Arctic during the winter of 1999-2000. Data collection for this product is complete.
Use Cases
- Validate satellite ozone measurements based on the campaign's primary objective for calibrating SAGE III.
- Study ozone loss processes in the Arctic based on the dataset's focus on mid-to-high latitudes.
- Analyze aerosol and trace gas profiles based on the DC-8's measurement of ozone, ClO/BrO, and aerosol.
- Model atmospheric chemistry based on the campaign's involvement of multiple NASA programs (UARP, AEAP, ACMAP, EOS).
Strengths
- Data collection is complete, indicating a finalized dataset.
- Campaign involved 28 coordinated flights across multiple aircraft and platforms.
- Focus on a specific scientific objective: validating SAGE III satellite measurements and examining ozone processes.
Limitations
- Last updated 2000-03-15 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA's LARC_ASDC (likely Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center).
- Collection Method
- Remotely sensed data collected by High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) on a DC-8 aircraft.
- Time Range
- Fall 1999 through spring 2000 (SOLVE I phase).
- Geography
- Arctic high-latitude region.