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NASA DC-8 Data Access and Tools
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIP DC-8 METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (MMS) V1 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS, INS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-25 | N: 34.754 S: 11.991 E: -55.322 W: -118.433 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Total Temperature, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Flight Level Winds, Total Pressure, Air Temperature |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA GCPEX | GPS, RTMM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2012-01-11 to 2020-02-06 | N: 46.9027 S: 31.5641 E: -67.7583 W: -124.985 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Upper Air Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Attitude Characteristics, Flight Level Winds, Airspeed/Ground Speed |
| CAMEX-4 DC-8 METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (MMS) V1 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS, INS, MMS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25 | N: 39.712 S: 16.531 E: -58.635 W: -88.215 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Total Pressure, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Total Temperature, Static Pressure, Upper Air Temperature |
| CAMEX-4 DC-8 INFORMATION COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM V1 | GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25 | N: 39.71 S: 16.5317 E: -58.6333 W: -88.215 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary - ASCII | Airspeed/Ground Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Dew Point Temperature, Upper Air Temperature |
| GRIP DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | GPSP, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-22 | N: 34.7533 S: 11.9998 E: -55.3183 W: -118.43 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Flight Data Logs, Flight Level Winds |
| NAMMA DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING (ICATS) V1 | ICATS, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | 1 | COMPLETE | Various: ASCII, Binary | Flight Level Winds, Attitude Characteristics, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature |
| GRIP DC-8 DROPSONDE V3 | DROPSONDES | 2010-08-17 to 2010-09-22 | N: 34.7358 S: 12.0041 E: -55.3201 W: -96.7127 | 3 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Humidity, Air Temperature, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Dew Point Temperature |
| CAMEX-4 DC-8 DROPSONDE SYSTEM V1 | DROPSONDES, DROPWINDSONDES | 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25 | N: 39.068 S: 16.615 E: -59.32 W: -87.623 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Dew Point Temperature, Upper Level Winds, Air Temperature |
| NAMMA DC-8 DROPSONDE V1 | DROPSONDES | 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12 | N: 47.4533 S: 7.31667 E: -12.7411 W: -90.0467 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Sea Level Pressure, Upper Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements |
| GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde OLYMPEX V1 | DROPSONDES, RADIOSONDES | 2015-10-28 to 2016-01-16 | N: 50.68 S: 43.5473 E: -120.439 W: -128.88 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII - netCDF-3 | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Dew Point Temperature, Relative Humidity, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed |
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