NASA DC-8 Diode Laser Hygrometer measurements of H2O
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.204

Summary
This data set contains NASA DC-8 Diode Laser Hygrometer measurements of H2O
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. Latest Update: Updated laser
characterization, adjustments typically ~5%.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 353.204
 * doi:10.26023/QA2G-KJBD-5E01
   https://doi.org/10.26023/QA2G-KJBD-5E01

Versions
  1.0
  2.0: Updated laser characterization, adjustments typically ~5%.

Citation
 Diskin, G. 2015. DC3: NASA DC-8 Diode Laser Hygrometer measurements of H2O.
 Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/QA2G-KJBD-5E01 Accessed 19 Apr 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
 * Frequency: 1 second
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * NASA DC-8

Instruments
 * DLH - Diode Laser Hygrometer
 * Hygrometers

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > WATER VAPOR

Documentation
 * DC8_Handbook-1.pdf [1099 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/51A96921E4F34/DC8_Handbook-1.pdf

Related links
 * info: DC3 Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/dc3-data-policy-final
 * info: DC3 Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html
 * 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

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: Glenn S. Diskin <glenn.s.diskin@nasa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1457

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.204?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.204?format=isotc211