TOTE-VOTE: Modeled Meteorological Data from 19 NASA DC-8 Flights

Nineteen flights were conducted by NASA's DC-8 aircraft from December 1995 to February 1996 during the TOTE-VOTE campaign in the Pacific region. The dataset contains modeled meteorological data along the flight path, supporting analysis of atmospheric transport between tropical, polar, and mid-latitude regions. It is derived from instruments measuring ozone, aerosols, temperature, winds, and reactive nitrogen species.

Use Cases

• Analyzing filament transport in/out of the arctic polar vortex based on wind dynamics and vorticity data.
• Studying background ozone and aerosol profiles using modeled DIAL O3 and aerosol backscattering/extinction data.
• Correlating temperature profiles from the Microwave Temperature Profiler (MTP) with chemical measurements.
• Investigating reactive nitrogen (NOx, NOy) budgets in the upper atmosphere from chemiluminescence instrument data.
• Modeling particle size distributions in the stratosphere using data from optical particle counters.

Strengths

• Data is complete for a defined campaign involving 19 specific research flights.
• Derived from a multi-instrument suite on a NASA DC-8, providing co-located measurements of meteorology and chemistry.
• Campaign had a clear scientific objective focused on a specific atmospheric transport process.

Limitations

• Column names and dataset size (row count, file size) are not provided by any source, limiting technical assessment.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (1996 vs. 2026) suggest metadata inconsistency across platforms.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Airborne measurements and balloon sonde data collected during the TOTE-VOTE campaign, subsequently modeled.

Time Range

December 1995 to February 1996

Freshness

2026-03-12 20:52:48.216909

Geography

Pacific region, focusing on transport from tropical/polar regions to midlatitudes.