ATOMIC Campaign Data on Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction

ATOMIC was a major field campaign conducted from January 17 to February 12, 2020, in the tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados. It was the U.S. component of the EUREC4A campaign, designed to improve understanding of cloud formation and air-sea interaction processes. Data was collected using a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft, the research ship Ronald H. Brown, and various unpiloted vehicles.

Use Cases

• Analyzing in-situ atmospheric profiles from aircraft and shipborne instruments.
• Studying sea surface conditions and fluxes to understand air-sea interaction drivers.
• Investigating cloud properties and their relationship to underlying ocean conditions.
• Validating and improving regional climate and weather prediction models.

Strengths

• Data originates from a coordinated, multi-platform international field campaign (ATOMIC/EUREC4A).
• Collection employed advanced instruments from aircraft, ships, and autonomous vehicles.
• Campaign provides focused observations during a specific season (January-February 2020).

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset sizes are not provided by any source.
• The license, author, and exact data formats beyond HTML are unknown.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata exists (2223-12 30 vs 2026-04-01), indicating potential platform errors.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Field campaign measurements from aircraft, research vessel, and unpiloted vehicles.

Time Range

January 17, 2020 - February 12, 2020

Freshness

2026-04-01 14:56:08.155841

Geography

Tropical North Atlantic Ocean, east of Barbados