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DC3: Flight Tracks - Google Earth .kml files

Summary

KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. This dataset contains KML files used to display the NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER flight track flown during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Project (DC3).

Data access

  • ORDER data to made available for download

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2012-10-01)
  • 2.0 (2017-05-05):

    The NCAR/EOL Research Aviation Facility has recently completed a review and upgrade of its existing algorithms for data processing to incorporate recent improvements that have become available for specific instruments. For details, please see the "Appendix to DC3 Project Manager’s Report: Reprocessing" linked below.

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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2012-05-11 15:24:38
End datetime 2012-07-02 16:53:00

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.06574, Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.96023
Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.76535, Maximum (East) Longitude: -84.94339

Primary point of contact information

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Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2017. DC3: Flight Tracks - Google Earth .kml files. Version 2.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KP80HV. Accessed 17 Jan 2026.

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