NASA DC-8 LARGE OPT Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.155

Summary
This data set contains NASA DC-8 Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment
(LARGE) Optical Parameter files (OPT) 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.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 353.155
 * doi:10.26023/BZJS-YK71-650Y
   https://doi.org/10.26023/BZJS-YK71-650Y

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Anderson, B. 2013. DC3: NASA DC-8 LARGE OPT Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR -
 Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/BZJS-YK71-650Y Accessed
 11 May 2024.

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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
 * Nephelometers

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > ANGSTROM EXPONENT

Documentation
 * DC8_Handbook-1.pdf [1100 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/48BEB177DFB2/DC8_Handbook-1.pdf
 * LARGE_SEAC4RS.pdf [256 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/48BEB177DFC5/LARGE_SEAC4RS.pdf

Related links
 * info: NASA Airborne Science Program: Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment (LARGE)
   https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/LARGE
 * homepage: DC3 Home Page
   http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DC3
 * info: DC3 Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html
 * 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

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2012-05-18 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 <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Bruce E. Anderson <Bruce.E.Anderson@nasa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1428

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.155?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.155?format=isotc211