Description
This dataset contains geolocated airborne LiDAR point cloud measurements from the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) conducted approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco during a pilot campaign over two weeks in October 2021, and two intensive operating periods (IOPs) in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. S-MODE aims to understand how ocean dynamics acting on short spatial scales influence the vertical exchange of physical and biological variables in the ocean. The Modular Aerial Sensing System (MASS) is an airborne instrument package that is mounted on the DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft which flies long duration detailed surveys of the field domain during deployments. MASS includes a high resolution LiDAR, used to characterize the properties of ocean surface topography. The sensor has a maximum pulse repetition rate of 400 kHz, with a +/- 30° cross-heading raster scan rate of 200 Hz. Level 1 LiDAR point clouds are available in .laz format.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Field Campaign and Instrument Overview for S-MODE | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Browse and download granules over HTTPS using the virtual directories | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | S-MODE Pilot Campaign Field Report | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 Open Data Workshop Presentations and Recordings | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 S-MODE Open Data Workshop Information | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 S-MODE Open Data Workshop Code and Tutorials | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Project Website for S-MODE hosted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) | Open resource |
| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | Data Use and Citation Policy | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | S-MODE MASS Level 1 Lidar Data Version 1 | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | JPG | Thumbnail | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search | Open resource |