Description
The Cloud Radar System (CRS) IMPACTS dataset consists of calibrated radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, linear depolarization ratio, and normalized radar cross-section estimates collected by the Cloud Radar System (CRS) onboard the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. These data were gathered during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S Atlantic Coast (2020-2022). The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. The CRS IMPACTS dataset files are available from January 25 through February 27, 2020 in HDF-5 format.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | IMPACTS Field Campaign Collection DOI | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Combined lidar-radar remote sensing: Initial results from CRYSTAL-FACE | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Cirrus cloud optical, microphysical, and radiative properties observed during the CRYSTAL-FACE experiment: A lidar-radar retrieval system | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Retrieving optically thick ice cloud microphysical properties by using airborne dual-wavelength radar measurements | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast Threatening Snowstorms (Impacts): The 2022 Deployment | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Measurements of Ocean Surface Backscattering Using an Airborne 94-GHz Cloud Radar—Implication for Calibration of Airborne and Spaceborne W-Band Radars | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | IMPACTS Field Campaign Project Homepage | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | IMPACTS Field Campaign Micro Article | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | High Altitude Radar: Cloud Radar System (CRS) | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft | Open resource |