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CAESAR: University of California, Riverside Mobility Size Distribution Data

Summary

Mobility-based aerosol size distributions from the TSI 3081 Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA) that was deployed on the NSF NCAR C-130 aircraft for the CAESAR campaign. The DMA was in scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) mode.

Archive note

No data are available for RF08 (25 Mar).

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/M31B-VN13-Q30X
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2024-05-20): Preliminary in-field data 1.0 (2025-03-25): Final processed data. (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	CAESAR: Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region
Frequency	1 minute
Language	English
Grant Code	NSF AGS-2150769
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	DMA - Differential Mobility Analyzers SMPS - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION Expand keywords
Documentation	MAGIC250LP_ManualAddendumOct2023.pdf [633 KiB] MAGIC250_Manual_5_Jun_2023_FW3.16.pdf [1276 KiB] Size_Distribution_Data.pdf [351 KiB]
Related links	info: CAESAR Data Policy homepage: CAESAR EOL Homepage info: CAESAR Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2024-02-28 11:40:00
End datetime	2024-04-03 16:00:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 82.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 66.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -14.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 24.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Markus Petters <markus.petters@ucr.edu>
author: Lintong Cai <lcai031@ucr.edu>

Citation

Petters, M., Cai, L. 2025. CAESAR: University of California, Riverside Mobility Size Distribution Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/M31B-VN13-Q30X. Accessed 16 Jan 2026.

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