ASDC | CAMP2Ex_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_P3_Data

CAMP2Ex Level 2

Entry Title: CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data

Entry ID: CAMP2Ex_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_P3_Data_1

Field Campaigns

Description

CAMP2Ex_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_P3_Data are in-situ meteorological and navigational measurements conducted onboard the P-3 aircraft during the Clouds, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex) NASA field study. Data collection for this product is complete.

CAMP2Ex was a NASA field study, with three main science objectives: aerosol effect on cloud microphysical and optical properties, aerosol and cloud influence on radiation as well as radiative feedback, and meteorology effect on aerosol distribution and aerosol-cloud interactions. Research on these three main objectives requires a comprehensive characterization of aerosol, cloud, and precipitation properties, as well as the associated meteorological and radiative parameters. Trace gas tracers are also needed for airmass type analysis to characterize the role of anthropogenic and natural aerosols. To deliver these observations, CAMP2Ex utilized a combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements. NASA’s P-3B aircraft was equipped with a suite of in-situ instruments to conduct measurements of aerosol and cloud properties, trace gases, meteorological parameters, and radiative fluxes. The P-3B was also equipped passive remote sensors (i.e. lidar, polarimeter, radar, and radiometers). A second aircraft, the SPEC Learjet 35A, was primarily dedicated to measuring detailed cloud microphysical properties. The sampling strategy designed for CAMP2Ex coordinated flight plans for both aircraft to maximize the science return. The P-3B was used primarily to conduct remote sensing measurements of cloud and precipitation structure and aerosol layers and vertical profiles of atmospheric state variable, while the Learjet flew below the P-3B to obtain the detailed cloud microphysical properties. During the 2019 field deployment in the vicinity of the Philippines, completed from August 20-October 10, the P-3B conducted 19 science flights and the SPEC Learjet conducted 11 flights. Ground-based aerosol observations were also recorded in 2018 and 2019. CAMP2Ex was completed in partnership with Philippine research and operational weather communities. Measurements completed during CAMP2EX provide a 4-D observational view of the environment of the Philippines and its neighboring waters in terms of microphysical, hydrological, dynamical, thermodynamical and radiative properties of the environment, targeting the environment of shallow cumulus and cumulus congestus clouds.

DOI

10.5067/Airborne/CAMP2Ex_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_P3_Data_1

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Publications which Cite this Collection

Norgren, Matthew S.; Wood, John; Schmidt, K. Sebastian; van Diedenhoven, Bastiaan; Stamnes, Snorre A.; Ziemba, Luke D.; Crosbie, Ewan C.; Shook, Michael A.; Kittelman, A. Scott; LeBlanc, Samuel E.; Broccardo, Stephen; Freitag, Steffen; Reid, Jeffrey S. (2020). Above-aircraft cirrus cloud and aerosol optical depth from hyperspectral irradiances measured by a total-diffuse radiometer.

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CAMP2EX ESPO Project Home Page

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PUBLICATIONS

Air–Sea Interactions from the Diurnal to the Intraseasonal during the PISTON, MISOBOB, and CAMP2Ex Observational Campaigns in the Tropics

CAMP2Ex Mission Overview/White Paper

CAMP2Ex Overview Publication

NASA Earth Expeditions CAMP2Ex Posts

NASA.gov CAMP2Ex Feature “Philippine Airborne Campaign Targets Weather, Climate Science”

From GCMD Science Keywords:

STATIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
WIND SPEED > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
WIND DIRECTION > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
WIND DIRECTION > SURFACE WINDS
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO > HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
UPPER LEVEL WINDS
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
U/V WIND COMPONENTS > SURFACE WINDS
WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
U/V WIND COMPONENTS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -10, N: 45), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

CONTINENT ASIA SOUTHEASTERN ASIA OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN PHILIPPINES VERTICAL LOCATION TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2019-08-03 - 2019-10-10

Platforms

Propeller

NASA P-3

GPS

Global Positioning System

HYGROMETERS

PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS

PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM

TEMPERATURE SENSORS

MMS

Meteorological Measurement System

DLH

Diode Laser Hygrometer developed by NASA LaRC

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-07-31

Last updated on 2023-08-02