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Description

This dataset contains flight dynamics and environmental parameters (often referred to as housekeeping) specific to the DC-8 aircraft as collected from an assortment of instruments across all four ATom campaigns flown from 2016 through 2018. Measurements include aircraft position, altitude, speed, wind parameters, air temperature, and atmospheric and cabin pressure. These data can be used to understand the interior and exterior conditions and positioning of the DC-8 aircraft at 1-second resolution.

Product Summary

Platforms
NASA DC-8
Instruments
HYGROMETERS ,
DADS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2677183090-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
48
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vapor Pressure ,
Atmospheric Temperature ,
Wind Direction ,
Flight Data Logs ,
Wind Speed ,
Altitude

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Yang, M. M., & Bennett, J. R. (2021). ATom: Flight Dynamics and Environmental Parameters of the NASA DC-8 Aircraft (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1909 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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