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DC3: NASA DC-8 In-situ Particle Size Distributions from the TSI LAS Data

Summary

This data set contains NASA DC-8 Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment (LARGE) Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) PSL Data collected during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3) from 18 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.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/WKJM-WDSJ-840C
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2013-09-20) 2.0 (2017-05-26): Corrected an issue with integrated statistics; size distributions are unchanged (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NASA DC-8
Instruments	TSI Laser Aerosol Spectrometer
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION Expand keywords
Documentation	DC8_Handbook-1.pdf [1100 KiB] LARGE_SEAC4RS.pdf [256 KiB]
Related links	info: DC3 Data Policy homepage: DC3 Home Page info: DC3 Missions info: DC3 Missions info: NASA Airborne Science Program: Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment (LARGE)

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2012-05-18 00:00:00
End datetime	2012-06-22 23:59:59

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

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EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Bruce E. Anderson <Bruce.E.Anderson@nasa.gov>

Citation

Anderson, B. 2017. DC3: NASA DC-8 In-situ Particle Size Distributions from the TSI LAS Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/WKJM-WDSJ-840C. Accessed 07 Oct 2024.

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