ASDC | DC3_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

DC3 Level 2

Entry Title: DC3 In-Situ DC-8 Aircraft Aerosol Data

Entry ID: DC3_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

Field Campaigns

Description

DC3_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data are in-situ aerosol data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign. Data collection for this product is complete.

The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign sought to understand the dynamical, physical, and lightning processes of deep, mid-latitude continental convective clouds and to define the impact of these clouds on upper tropospheric composition and chemistry. DC3 was conducted from May to June 2012 with a base location of Salina, Kansas. Observations were conducted in northeastern Colorado, west Texas to central Oklahoma, and northern Alabama in order to provide a wide geographic sample of storm types and boundary layer compositions, as well as to sample convection.

DC3 had two primary science objectives. The first was to investigate storm dynamics and physics, lightning and its production of nitrogen oxides, cloud hydrometeor effects on wet deposition of species, surface emission variability, and chemistry in anvil clouds. Observations related to this objective focused on the early stages of active convection. The second objective was to investigate changes in upper tropospheric chemistry and composition after active convection. Observations related to this objective focused on the 12-48 hours following convection. This objective also served to explore seasonal change of upper tropospheric chemistry.

In addition to using the NSF/NCAR Gulfstream-V (GV) aircraft, the NASA DC-8 was used during DC3 to provide in-situ measurements of the convective storm inflow and remotely-sensed measurements used for flight planning and column characterization. DC3 utilized ground-based radar networks spread across its observation area to measure the physical and kinematic characteristics of storms. Additional sampling strategies relied on lightning mapping arrays, radiosondes, and precipitation collection. Lastly, DC3 used data collected from various satellite instruments to achieve its goals, focusing on measurements from CALIOP onboard CALIPSO and CPL onboard CloudSat. In addition to providing an extensive set of data related to deep, mid-latitude continental convective clouds and analyzing their impacts on upper tropospheric composition and chemistry, DC3 improved models used to predict convective transport. DC3 improved knowledge of convection and chemistry, and provided information necessary to understanding the processes relating to ozone in the upper troposphere.

Resources and Documentation

Earthdata Forum

PROJECT HOME PAGE

NCAR/UCAR EOL DC3 Project Page

NCAR/UCAR ACOM DC3 Project Home Page

NCAR/UCAR EOL Data Webpage

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

PUBLICATIONS

From GCMD Science Keywords:

SULFATE PARTICLES
NITRATE PARTICLES
CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI
AEROSOL EXTINCTION
AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
AEROSOLS
ORGANIC PARTICLES

Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (25, 45), (-122, -75)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALABAMA COLORADO OKLAHOMA TEXAS NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2012-05-04 - 2012-08-28

Platforms

Aircraft

NASA DC-8

NASA Douglas DC-8

PSAP

3-Wavelength Particle Soot Absorption Photometer Manufactured by Radiance Research

APS

Aerodynamic Particle Sizer

TSI CPC-3010

TSI Condensation Particle Counter 3010 Manufactured by TSI Inc.

NEPHELOMETERS

SMPS

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

UHSAS

Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer

LASER SPECTROMETER

AMS

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETER

DMT SP2

Single Particle Soot Photometer Manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies

PALMS

Particle Analysis by Laser Mass Spectrometry

PI-Neph

Polarized Imaging Nephelometer

DASH-SP

Differential Aerosol Sizing and Hygroscopicity Spectrometer Probe

LWCC

Liquid Waveguide Capillary Cells

CCN

CCN Counter

Metadata Dates

Created on 2021-03-24

Last updated on 2021-10-25