CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017

Description

This dataset provides airborne eddy covariance (EC) fluxes of carbon dioxide, methane, sensible heat, and latent heat at high spatial resolution collected during the NASA Carbon Airborne Flux Experiment (CARAFE) airborne 2016 and 2017 campaigns. CARAFE utilized the NASA C-23 Sherpa aircraft with a suite of commercial and custom instrumentation. Deployment occurred across the Mid-Atlantic Region for the period 2016-09-07 through 2016-09-26 and 2017-05-03 through 2017-05-26. The data also include downwelling radiation, water vapor, pressure, temperature, wind, and aircraft navigation data. Airborne EC can quantify surface fluxes at local to regional scales, potentially helping to bridge gaps between top-down and bottom-up flux estimates and offering novel insights into biophysical and biogeochemical processes.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017: CARAFE_2016_2017_v2.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/comp/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F2002
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/
33 CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017: CARAFE_Flight_Reports_2017.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/comp/CARAFE_Flight_Reports_2017.pdf
33 CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017: CARAFE_Flight_Reports_2016.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/comp/CARAFE_Flight_Reports_2016.pdf
33 CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017: CARAFE_2016_2017_v1.1_variables.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/comp/CARAFE_2016_2017_v1.1_variables.pdf
21 CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017: IDL_reader_for_sondes_rtso_files.pro https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/carafe/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2/comp/IDL_reader_for_sondes_rtso_files.pro
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/CARAFE/guides/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2.html
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2002
34 The CARAFE payload. (a) The NASA C-23 Sherpa. (b) A view inside the cabin with all instruments installed. (c) The angle-of-attack (upper) and total air temperature (lower) probes. (d) The DLH window plate (upper left) and fairing-mounted target (lower right). (e) GHG inlet. (f) Flux leg flight tracks for both campaigns. https://daac.ornl.gov/CARAFE/guides/CARAFE_2016_2017_v2_Fig1.png

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  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-chemistry
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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