NASA DC-8 Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.136 Summary This data set contains NASA DC-8 Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) Data collected during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3) from 4 May 2012 through 22 June 2012. This data set is in ICARTT format. Please see the header portion of the data files for details on instruments, parameters, quality assurance, quality control, contact information, and data set comments. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 353.136 * doi:10.26023/MYTH-B8KY-D50S https://doi.org/10.26023/MYTH-B8KY-D50S Versions 1.0 Citation Bui, T. 2013. DC3: NASA DC-8 Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/MYTH-B8KY-D50S Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DC3 Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: continuous * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * NASA DC-8 Instruments * Aircraft Integrated Meteorological Measurement System - AIMMS * GPS Receivers * Inertial Navigation System - INS * Pressure Transducers GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > TURBULENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE Documentation * DC8_Handbook-1.pdf [1100 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/48BD417752E2/DC8_Handbook-1.pdf Related links * homepage: DC3 Home Page http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DC3 * info: NASA Airborne Science Program: Meteorological Measurement System http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/MMS * info: DC3 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html * info: DC3 Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/dc3-data-policy-final * info: DC3 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html * info: Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sgg/mms/index.htm Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2012-05-04 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2012-06-22 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.06574 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.96023 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.76535 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -84.94339 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Thao Paul Bui https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1429 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.136?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.136?format=isotc211