SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft Miscellaneous Data

Description

SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data are miscellaneous ancillary data collected onboard the DC8 aircraft during the Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEA4CRS) airborne field study. Data from the Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS-5) are featured in this product. Data collection for this product is complete. Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS) airborne field study was conducted in August and September of 2013. The field operation was based in Houston, Texas. The primary SEAC4RS science objectives are: to determine how pollutant emissions are redistributed via deep convection throughout the troposphere; to determine the evolution of gases and aerosols in deep convective outflow and the implications for UT/LS chemistry; to identify the influences and feedbacks of aerosol particles from anthropogenic pollution and biomass burning on meteorology and climate through changes in the atmospheric heat budget (i.e., semi-direct effect) or through microphysical changes in clouds (i.e., indirect effects); and lastly, to serve as a calibration and validation test bed for future satellite instruments and missions. The airborne observational data were collected from three aircraft platforms: the NASA DC-8, ER-2, and SPEC LearJet. Both the NASA DC-8 and ER-2 aircraft were instrumented for comprehensive in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the trace gas, aerosol properties, and cloud properties. In addition, radiative fluxes and meteorological parameters were also recorded. The NASA DC-8 was mostly responsible for tropospheric sampling, while the NASA ER-2 was operating in the lower stratospheric regime. The SPEC LearJet was dedicated to in-situ cloud characterizations. To accomplish the science objectives, the flight plans were designed to investigate the influence of biomass burning and pollution, their temporal evolution, and ultimately, impacts on meteorological processes which can, in turn, feedback on regional air quality. With respect to meteorological feedbacks, the opportunity to examine the impact of polluting aerosols on cloud properties and dynamics was of particular interest.

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21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC%2FSUBORBITAL%2FSEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1
21 How to Cite ASDC Data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 SEAC4RS Draft Plan https://espo.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/SEAC4RS_DraftPlan_20130409b_USA.pdf
33 SEAC4RS/DC3 Data Management Plan https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/dc3-seac4rs/docs/SEAC4RS_Data_Management_Plan.pdf
21 SEAC4RS Project Home Page https://espo.nasa.gov/seac4rs
21 SEAC4RS Overview Paper https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015JD024297
21 DOI data set landing page for SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/SEAC4RS/Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1/
21 OPeNDAP data access for SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/SEAC4RS/Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1/contents.html
21 SEAC4RS nasa.gov feature article https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/seac4rs_2013.html
21 Earthdata Search for SEAC4RS_Miscellaneous_DC8_Data_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2119341682-LARC_ASDC

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  • aerosols
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-chemistry
  • earth-science

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