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Journal Title:
Scientific Data
Personal Author:
Sorooshian, Armin ; MacDonald, Alexander B. ; Dadashazar, Hossein ; Bates, Kelvin H. ; Coggon, Matthew M. ; ... More +
Sorooshian, Armin ; MacDonald, Alexander B. ; Dadashazar, Hossein ; Bates, Kelvin H. ; Coggon, Matthew M. ; Craven, Jill S. ; Crosbie, Ewan ; Hersey, Scott P. ; Hodas, Natasha ; Lin, Jack J. ; Negrón Marty, Arnaldo ; Maudlin, Lindsay C. ; Metcalf, Andrew R. ; Murphy, Shane M. ; Padró, Luz T. ; Prabhakar, Gouri ; Rissman, Tracey A. ; Shingler, Taylor ; Varutbangkul, Varuntida ; Wang, Zhen ; Woods, Roy K. ; Chuang, Patrick Y. ; Nenes, Athanasios ; Jonsson, Haflidi H. ; Flagan, Richard C. ; Seinfeld, John H. Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) Less -
Description:
Airborne measurements of meteorological, aerosol, and stratocumulus cloud properties have been harmonized from six field campaigns during July-August months between 2005 and 2016 off the California coast. A consistent set of core instruments was deployed on the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies Twin Otter for 113 flight days, amounting to 514 flight hours. A unique aspect of the compiled data set is detailed measurements of aerosol microphysical properties (size distribution, composition, bioaerosol detection, hygroscopicity, optical), cloud water composition, and different sampling inlets to distinguish between clear air aerosol, interstitial in-cloud aerosol, and droplet residual particles in cloud. Measurements and data analysis follow documented methods for quality assurance. The data set is suitable for studies associated with aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology-radiation interactions, especially owing to sharp aerosol perturbations from ship traffic and biomass burning. The data set can be used for model initialization and synergistic application with meteorological models and remote sensing data to improve understanding of the very interactions that comprise the largest uncertainty in the effect of anthropogenic emissions on radiative forcing.
Keywords:
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Aerosols Atmospheric Chemistry Clouds Meteorology
Source:
Scientific Data, 5 (180026)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.26
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5827690
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Pacific Ocean
Rights Information:
CC BY
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PMC
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urn:sha256:38d1b2896bbe0d81b87b22d6b8cdc9cd6379b4ffe7851280983e7cf4f4b4b1ed
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/24181/noaa_24181_DS1.pdf
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