ACTIVATE Level 2
Entry Title: ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Trace Gas Data

Entry ID: ACTIVATE_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Falcon_Data_1
Field Campaigns
Description

ACTIVATE_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Falcon_Data is the trace gas data collected onboard the HU-25 Falcon aircraft via in-situ instrumentation during the ACTIVATE project. ACTIVATE was a 5-year NASA Earth-Venture Sub-Orbital (EVS-3) field campaign. Marine boundary layer clouds play a critical role in Earth’s energy balance and water cycle. These clouds cover more than 45% of the ocean surface and exert a net cooling effect. The Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) project was a five-year project that provides important globally-relevant data about changes in marine boundary layer cloud systems, atmospheric aerosols and multiple feedbacks that warm or cool the climate. ACTIVATE studied the atmosphere over the western North Atlantic and sampled its broad range of aerosol, cloud and meteorological conditions using two aircraft, the UC-12 King Air and HU-25 Falcon. The UC-12 King Air was primarily used for remote sensing measurements while the HU-25 Falcon will contain a comprehensive instrument payload for detailed in-situ measurements of aerosol, cloud properties, and atmospheric state. A few trace gas measurements were also onboard the HU-25 Falcon for the measurements of pollution traces, which will contribute to airmass classification analysis. A total of 150 coordinated flights over the western North Atlantic occurred through 6 deployments from 2020-2022. The ACTIVATE science observing strategy intensively targets the shallow cumulus cloud regime and aims to collect sufficient statistics over a broad range of aerosol and weather conditions which enables robust characterization of aerosol-cloud-meteorology interactions. This strategy was implemented by two nominal flight patterns: Statistical Survey and Process Study. The statistical survey pattern involves close coordination between the remote sensing and in-situ aircraft to conduct near coincident sampling at and below cloud base as well as above and within cloud top. The process study pattern involves extensive vertical profiling to characterize the target cloud and surrounding aerosol and meteorological conditions.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC/ACTIVATE_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Falcon_Data_1

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
  • ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
  • METHANE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
  • TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
  • ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Data Distribution

File Format(s):

ICARTT

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Spatial Information

spatial-coverage-map
Spatial Coverage: (S: 25, N: 50), (W: -85, E: -58.5)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN BERMUDA TROPOSPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-02-14 - 2022-06-30
Platforms

Jet
HU-25A
Dassault HU-25A Guardian
GAS SENSORS
GAS SENSORS
CRDS
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-11-03
Last updated on 2023-09-15