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NASA DC-8 Data Access and Tools
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data | CAPS | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Particle Size Distribution, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | DLH, GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Static Pressure, Wind Speed, Relative Humidity, Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Static Temperature, Vapor Pressure |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Photolysis Rate Data | CAFS | 2008-03-17 to 2008-07-14 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Atmospheric Ozone, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Nitrogen Dioxide, Atmospheric Nitric Acid, Nitrogen Oxides, Formaldehyde, Peroxyacyl Nitrate, Atmospheric Chemistry, Nitric Oxide, Dinitrogen Pentoxide, Photochemistry, Photolysis Rates, Bromine Monoxide |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data | TOGA, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ATHOS, HOxCIMS, TD-LIF, DACOM, DIAL, CIMS, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, NOxyO3, PTR-MS | 2008-03-18 to 2008-07-14 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfur Dioxide, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Nitrogen Dioxide, Atmospheric Nitric Acid, Nitrogen Oxides, Formaldehyde, Peroxyacyl Nitrate, Atmospheric Chemistry, Oxygen Compounds, Hydrogen Compounds, Nitrogen Compounds, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Nitric Oxide, Hydrogen Cyanide, Hydrofluorocarbons, Sulfur Oxides, Methanol, Chlorofluorocarbons, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, Hydroperoxy, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Static Pressure, Particulate Matter, Surface Winds, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfate Particles, Atmospheric Pressure, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Upper Level Winds, Carbon Monoxide, Wind Speed, Nitrate Particles, Nitrogen Oxides, Organic Particles, Air Temperature, Nitrogen Oxides, Altitude, Hydrogen Compounds, Relative Humidity, Wind Direction, Water Vapor, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Photolysis Rates, Aerosol Forward Scatter, Static Temperature |
| ARCTAS Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Remotely Sensed Data | DIAL | 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Backscatter, Tropospheric Ozone, Aerosol Forward Scatter |
| ASCENDS: Active Sensing of CO2 With AVOCET, California and Nevada, 2016 | AVOCET | 2016-02-10 to 2016-02-12 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide |
| ASCENDS: Airborne CO2 LAS Retrieval, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 2014 | LASER SPECTROMETER, CO2LAS | 2014-09-03 to 2014-09-03 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissions, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide |
| ASIA-AQ Analysis Data | Computer | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Dust/Ash/Smoke, Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Aerosol Data | TEM, AMS, DMT SP2, SMPS, APS, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT UHSAS, TSI CPC-3010, CCN | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT, JPEG | Aerosols, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Black Carbon, Aerosol Extinction, AMMONIUM AEROSOLS, Organic Particles, Sea Salt, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Angstrom Exponent, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Chemical Composition |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Cloud Data | CDP, CPSPD | 2024-01-23 to 2024-10-11 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | DLH, MMS | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Relative Humidity, Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles, Flight Data Logs, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Atmospheric Winds, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, U/V Wind Components |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Trace Gas Data | TOGA, WAS, QC-TILDAS, CIT-ToF-CIMS, DACOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, LGR, ACES, CANOE, ROZE, PTR-MS, ISAF, LI-7000, MIRO MGA, OPALS | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Cloud-screened Total Column Nitrogen Dioxide (no2), Tropospheric Ozone, Ozone Profiles, Isoprene, Formaldehyde, Ammonia, CFC-11, CFC-12, HCFC-22, Carbon Tetrachloride, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, Hydrogen Cyanide, Atmospheric Nitric Acid, Sulfur Dioxide Profiles, Carbon Monoxide Profiles, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide Profiles, Nitric Oxide, Chlorine Nitrate, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species, ETHANE, Nitrogen Compounds, Peroxyacetyl Nitrate, Volatile Organic Compounds, Peroxyacyl Nitrate |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 Photolysis Frequencies (J-Values) | CAFS | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Photolysis Rates |
| ATom: Actinic Flux and Photolysis Frequencies from CAFS Instrument, 2016-2018, V2 | CAFS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | 2 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Air Quality, Photolysis Rates, Actinic Flux |
| ATom: Aerosol Extinction and Absorption Measurements from SOAP Instrument, 2018 | SPECTROMETERS | 2018-04-24 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Solar Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Aerosol Extinction |
| ATom: Age of Air, ArN2 Ratio, and Trace Gases in Stratospheric Samples, 2009-2018 | FLASKS, Computer | 2009-01-10 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Nitrous Oxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Trace Gases/Trace Species |
| ATom: Aircraft Flight Track and Navigational Data | MMS, GPS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | KML | Altitude |
| ATom: ARMAS Program Absorbed and Equivalent Radiation Dose Rates for ATom-1 Campaign | SPACE RADIATION DOSIMETER | 2016-07-29 to 2016-08-23 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Atmospheric Radiation |
| ATom: Back Trajectories and Influences of Air Parcels Along Flight Track, 2016-2018 | Computer | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Boundary Layer Winds, Air Mass/Density, Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed), Convection |
| ATom: Black Carbon Mass Mixing Ratios from ATom-1 Flights | SPECTROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PALMS | 2016-07-29 to 2016-08-23 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Air Quality |
| ATom: Cloud and Coarse Aerosol Measurements from CAPS Instrument, 2016-2018 | CAPS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosol Size Distribution, Cloud Indicators, Cloud Types, Aerosol Concentration |
| ATom: CO2, CH4, and CO Measurements from Picarro, 2016-2018 | Picarro G2401 | 2016-07-26 to 2018-05-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Methane |
| ATom: Column-Integrated Densities of Hydroxyl and Formaldehyde in Remote Troposphere | MASS SPECTROMETERS, OMI | 2016-07-29 to 2017-02-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Formaldehyde, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Hydroxyl |
| ATom: Comprehensive Aerosol Properties, 2016-2018, Version 2 | LASER SPECTROMETER | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-22 | 2.1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 classic | Sea Salt, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosols, Aerosol Size Distribution, Black Carbon |
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