ASDC | ASIA-AQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ Level 2

Entry Title: ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Cloud Data

Entry ID: ASIA-AQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

Aerosols Clouds

Description

ASIA-AQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ cloud data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCN), Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP), Cloud Particle Spectrometer with Polarized Detection (CPSPD), and Cloud Particle Counter (CPC) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete.

The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

DOI

10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ASIA-AQ/DATA001/DC8/Cloud_AircraftInSitu_1

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Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) polarization characteristics and correction algorithm

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI
SUPERSATURATION > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 12.46, N: 61.37), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

AFRICA EASTERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2024-01-23 - 2024-10-11

Platforms

Jet

NASA DC-8

NASA Douglas DC-8

CCN

CCN Counter

CDP

Cloud Droplet Probe

CPSPD

Cloud Particle Spectrometer with Polarized Detection

CPC

Cloud Particle Counter

Metadata Dates

Created on 2024-10-18

Last updated on 2025-02-03