NASA DC-8 WAS Data Merge https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.193 Summary This data set contains NASA DC-8 WAS Data Merge data collected during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3) from 18 May 2012 through 22 June 2012. These are updated merges from the NASA DC3 archive. In most cases, variable names have been kept identical to those submitted in the raw data files. However, in some cases, names have been changed (e.g., to eliminate duplication). Units have been standardized throughout the merge. In addition, a "grand merge" has been provided. This includes data from all the individual merged flights throughout the mission. This grand merge will follow the following naming convention: "dc3-mrgWAS-dc8_merge_YYYYMMdd_R5_thruYYYYMMdd.ict" (with the comment "_thruYYYYMMdd" indicating the last flight date included). 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: 353.193 * doi:10.26023/TS5C-4X1T-G901 https://doi.org/10.26023/TS5C-4X1T-G901 Versions 2.0: Merge files now incorporate data added/modified by PIs as of June 09, 2014 (includes updated DLH, PALMS, and PINEPH-SCAT datasets). Updated the processing for OMI O3 column data (now interpolates missing data within a larger domain, replaces missing data with -9999s instead of 0s). 3.0: Merge files now incorporate data added/modified by PIs as of May 19, 2015 (includes updated CIT-HCN, DACOM, DLH, and NOAA-AeroExt files). Per Jose Jimenez, fixed rename of OM_OC_lt_1um_AMS (changed from "OMtoO-Cratio-ratio-lt-1um_AMS" to "OAtoOC_ratio-lt-1um_AMS" in the merge) 4.0 5.0: Includes data submitted as of 01/17/2017 6.0: This version of the dataset now includes an updated version of the HOx and OHReactivity dataset that was modified by the dataset PIs as of 9 May 2018. Citation Chen, G., Olson, J., Shook, M. 2018. DC3: NASA DC-8 WAS Data Merge. Version 6.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/TS5C-4X1T-G901 Accessed 19 Apr 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 * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * NASA DC-8 Instruments * AMS - Aerosol Mass Spectrometer * Aerodynamic Particle Sizer - APS * GT-CIMS - Georgia Tech Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer * Nephelometers * PTR-MS - Proton Transfer Mass Spectrometer * Particle Analysis by Laser Mass Spectrometry - PALMS * Particle Soot Absorption Photometer - PSAP * Photoacoustic Absorption Spectrometer - PAS * SMPS - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer * Solar Spectral Flux Radiometers - SSFR * Thermal Dissociation Laser Induced Fluorescence - TD-LIF * UHSAS - Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer * Whole Air Sampler - WAS GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SCATTERING * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ABSORPTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL FORWARD SCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > TURBULENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > VAPOR PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > METHYL BROMIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > NITRIC OXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > METHANOL * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > NITROGEN OXIDES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > NITROUS OXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > HYDROFLUOROCARBONS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > SULFUR COMPOUNDS > SULFATE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > SULFATE PARTICLES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > METHANE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > HYDROGEN CHLORIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > METHYL CHLORIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > FORMALDEHYDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC OZONE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > NITROGEN DIOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC NITRIC ACID * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AMMONIUM AEROSOLS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > ANGSTROM EXPONENT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > SULFUR COMPOUNDS > SULFUR DIOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > NITRATE PARTICLES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS > CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS Documentation * dc3-mrgWAS-dc8_merge_20120518_R10_thru20120622-README.pdf [249 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/510386556ED1B/dc3-mrgWAS-dc8_merge_20120518_R10_thru20120622-README.pdf * DC3_DC8_Flights_By_Date.txt [2 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/510386224D3E5/DC3_DC8_Flights_By_Date.txt Related links * homepage: DC3 Home Page http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DC3 * info: DC3 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html * info: DC3 Missions https://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 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Gao Chen https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1569 * author: Jennifer R. Olson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1570 * author: Michael Shook https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3275 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.193?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.193?format=isotc211