ASDC | VIRGAS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Data

VIRGAS Level 2

Entry Title: VIRGAS WB-57 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data

Entry ID: VIRGAS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Data_1

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Description

VIRGAS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Data are the in-situ trace gas data collected during the Volcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur (VIRGAS) sub-orbital campaign. Data from the whole air sampler, NOAA UASO3 and Laser Induced Fluorescence - SO2 (LIF-SO2) are featured in this data product. Data collection is complete.

Conducted in October 2015, the Volcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur (VIRGAS) field campaign had a primary objective to test instrument capability and readiness for deployment in the investigation of major volcanic eruptions. VIRGAS aimed to enable researchers to assess the impact of these volcanic eruptions on stratospheric aerosols and the ozone layer. As sulfur dioxide is a characteristic component of volcanic emissions, the LIF SO2 instrument was of critical importance to VIRGAS. VIRGAS was conducted in one deployment consisting of six science flights based from Houston, TX. The current available data products are from the NOAA LASER-Induced Fluorescence (LIF SO2) instrument, the NOAA Unmanned Aircraft System O3 Photometer (UASO3), and NASA’s Meteorological Measurement System (MMS). The ASDC houses data including 1 Hz SO2 data from seven flights, 1 Hz O3 data from ten flights, and 1 Hz and 20 Hz data for temperature, pressure, and 3-D winds from 5 flights.

VIRGAS was led by Dr. Karen Rosenlof and Dr. Ru-Shan Gao of the NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory (NOAA CSL), as well as by Dr. Paul Newman of NASA Godard Space Flight Center’s Earth Sciences Division. Other participants include researchers from NASA Ames Research Center, the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI), and the University of Miami.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/VIRGAS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Data_1

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

PUBLICATIONS

AGU Geophysical Research Letters Article Featuring VIRGAS

BAMS Article Featuring VIRGAS

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Atmospheric Research 2015 Technical Highlights

From GCMD Science Keywords:

TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE > SULFUR COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS

Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 10, N: 50), (W: -110, E: -75)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TEXAS NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2015-10-17 - 2015-11-01

Platforms

Jet

NASA WB-57F

WAS

Whole Air Sampler

UASO3

NOAA UAS O3 Photometer

LIF-SO2

Laser Induced Fluorescence – Sulfur Dioxide

Metadata Dates

Created on 2021-09-16

Last updated on 2023-02-17