ASDC | SOLVE2_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

SOLVE Level 2

Entry Title: SOLVE II DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorology and Navigational Data

Entry ID: SOLVE2_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

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Description

SOLVE2_MetNav_AircraftInSItu_DC8_Data is the in-situ meteorological and navigational data for the DC-8 aircraft collected during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment II (SOLVE II). Also featured in this product is water vapor data from the Diode Laser Hygrometer (DLH). Data collection for this product is complete.

The SOLVE campaign was a NASA multi-program effort of the Upper Atmosphere Research Program (UARP), Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Project (AEAP), Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP) and Earth Observing System (EOS) of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). SOLVE’s primary objective was for calibrating and validating the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III satellite measurements, while examining the processes that controlled ozone levels at a mid- to high-latitude range. The major goal of SAGE III was to quantitatively assess ozone loss at high latitudes. SOLVE was a two-phase experiment, the first phase, SOLVE, occurred during the fall of 1999 through the spring of 2000. The second phase, SOLVE II, occurred during the winter of 2003.

SOLVE took place in the Arctic high-latitude region during the winter. The polar ozone depletion processes cause by human-produced chlorine and bromine are most active in mid-to-late winter and early spring in the high Arctic. In order to conduct this validation experiment, NASA deployed the NASA ER-2 aircraft and NASA DC-8 aircraft. The ER-2 measured a variety of atmospheric data, including ozone (O3), H2O, CO2, ClONO2, HCl, ClO/BrO, and Cl2O2. The DC-8 aircraft measured ozone, ClO/BrO, and aerosol, among other atmospheric data. SOLVE also utilized balloon platforms, ground-based instruments, and collaborations with the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) FALCON aircraft equipped with the OLEX Lidar to achieve the mission objectives. Overall, the campaign had 28 flights, with SOLVE featuring 17 total flights among the different aircrafts and SOLVE II featuring 11 flights.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SOLVE2_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

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PUBLICATIONS

Aerosol optical depth measurements by airborne sun photometer in SOLVE II: Comparisons to SAGE III, POAM III and airborne spectrometer measurements

Chlorine budget and partitioning during the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE)

Measurements of ice water content in tropopause region Arctic cirrus during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE)

From GCMD Science Keywords:

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
ALTITUDE
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
STATIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TROPOPAUSE
WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO PROFILES > WATER VAPOR PROFILES
WATER VAPOR PROFILES
STATIC PRESSURE
WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -9.1, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EASTERN HEMISPHERE EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE SCANDINAVIA SWEDEN FINLAND

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2002-12-13 - 2003-02-06

Platforms

Jet

NASA DC-8

NASA Douglas DC-8

DLH

Diode Laser Hygrometer developed by NASA LaRC

MTP

Microwave Temperature Profiler

Metadata Dates

Created on 2022-12-13

Last updated on 2023-08-17