DC3 In-Situ NSF/NCAR GV-HIAPER Meteorological and Navigational Data

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DC3_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_NSF-GV-HIAPER_Data are in-situ meteorological and navigational data collected onboard the NSF/NCAR GV-HIAPER aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign. Data collection for this product is complete. The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign sought to understand the dynamical, physical, and lightning processes of deep, mid-latitude continental convective clouds and to define the impact of these clouds on upper tropospheric composition and chemistry. DC3 was conducted from May to June 2012 with a base location of Salina, Kansas. Observations were conducted in northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, and northern Alabama in order to provide a wide geographic sample of storm types and boundary layer compositions, as well as to sample convection. DC3 had two primary science objectives. The first was to investigate storm dynamics and physics, lightning and its production of nitrogen oxides, cloud hydrometeor effects on wet deposition of species, surface emission variability, and chemistry in anvil clouds. Observations related to this objective focused on the early stages of active convection. The second objective was to investigate changes in upper tropospheric chemistry and composition after active convection. Observations related to this objective focused on the 12-48 hours following convection. This objective also served to explore seasonal change of upper tropospheric chemistry. In addition to using the NSF/NCAR Gulfstream-V (GV) aircraft, the NASA DC-8 was used during DC3 to provide in-situ measurements of the convective storm inflow and remotely-sensed measurements used for flight planning and column characterization. DC3 utilized ground-based radar networks spread across its observation area to measure the physical and kinematic characteristics of storms. Additional sampling strategies relied on lightning mapping arrays, radiosondes, and precipitation collection. Lastly, DC3 used data collected from various satellite instruments to achieve its goals, focusing on measurements from CALIOP onboard CALIPSO and CPL onboard CloudSat. In addition to providing an extensive set of data related to deep, mid-latitude continental convective clouds and analyzing their impacts on upper tropospheric composition and chemistry, DC3 improved models used to predict convective transport. DC3 improved knowledge of convection and chemistry, and provided information necessary to understanding the processes relating to ozone in the upper troposphere.

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Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC%2FSUBORBITAL%2FDC3_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_NSF-GV-HIAPER_Data_1
21 NASA Earth Observatory "When Wildfire, Smoke, and Thunderstorms Collide" Article https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/78497/when-wildfire-smoke-and-thunderstorms-collide/
33 DC3/SEAC4RS Data Management Plan https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/dc3-seac4rs/docs/SEAC4RS_Data_Management_Plan.pdf
33 DC3 Scientific Program Overview https://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/dc3/documents/SPO_DC3_revised.pdf
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for DC3_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_NSF-GV-HIAPER_Data_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/DC3/MetNav_AircraftInSitu_NSF-GV-HIAPER_Data_1/
21 NCAR/UCAR EOL DC3 Project Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/dc3
33 DC3 Experimental Design Overview https://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/dc3/documents/EDO_DC3_revised.pdf
21 DC3 Overview Paper https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/96/8/bams-d-13-00290.1.xml
21 How to Cite ASDC Data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 NCAR/UCAR ACOM DC3 Project Home Page https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/dc3
21 NASA Earth Observatory "The Anatomy of a Thunderstorm" Article https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/78101/the-anatomy-of-a-thunderstorm/
21 DC3 Blog https://dc3blog.wordpress.com/
21 NCAR/UCAR EOL Data Webpage https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DC3
21 NASA DC3 Status Report https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/status_reports/DC-8_status_05_21_12.html
21 Earthdata Search for DC3_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_NSF-GV-HIAPER_Data_1 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2047155102-LARC_ASDC

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  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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