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KOFSE: UW Convair C-131A cloud particle and misc. aircraft data

Summary

This dataset contains the cloud particle size and miscellaneous aircraft data from the Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Experiment (KOFSE) collected from the University of Washington's C-131A aircraft. Data were collected from 16 May 1991 to 12 June 1991 (flights 1477-1491). Data files are in ASCII format.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/X47F-F1AX-T00E
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-10-26)
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Related projects	KOFSE: Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Experiment
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	University of Washington C-131
Instruments	CCN - Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP Nephelometers
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION SHORTWAVE RADIATION SOLAR RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 13 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	comments.tar.gz [28 KiB] README.fssp [1 KiB] README.misc [4 KiB]
Related links	homepage: KOFSE/KuDA EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1991-05-16 00:00:00
End datetime	1991-06-12 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 33.39, Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.22
Minimum (West) Longitude: 46.952, Maximum (East) Longitude: 55.78

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Additional contact information

author: University of Washington - Cloud and Aerosol Research Group (CARG)

Citation

University of Washington - Cloud and Aerosol Research Group (CARG). 2018. KOFSE: UW Convair C-131A cloud particle and misc. aircraft data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/X47F-F1AX-T00E. Accessed 25 Apr 2024.

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