Name: Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE): NASA ER-2 aircraft measurements
Published: 2007-02-06T17:10:53
Keywords: SPADE, Aircraft, Meteorology, Chemistry, Aerosols, stratosphere, photochemistry, dynamics

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Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE): NASA ER-2 aircraft measurements

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Latest Data Update: 1998-07-24

Status: Completed

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2007-02-06

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Dataset Size: 332 Files | 69MB

Abstract

The Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE) was based at the NASA Ames Research Centre in California during portions of 1992 and 1993. This dataset contains measurements of meteorological parameters, atmospheric composition, aerosol and cloud plus GOES imagery and TOMS column ozone.

The overall data collection consist of measurements collected onboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft, and selected radiosonde soundings from stations in the region of the experiment. Flights were conducted during October and November of 1992, April and May of 1993, and October of 1993.

Theory team products come in two forms: as quantities evaluated along flight tracks and as global or hemispheric fields. Meteorological quantities, such as temperature, geopotential, and potential vorticity are available in both forms. They are based on analyses from both the U.S. National Meteorological Center and from the Assimilation Model of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Other quantities, available along flight tracks only, include visible reflectivity, cloud height, UV reflectivity, and total ozone. The first two are derived from GOES imagery, the last two from the Meteor TOMS sensor. Finally, calculations of mixing ratios of selected chemical species using a photochemical steady state model are available along the flight track.

Citable as: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; McCormick, M.P. (2007): Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE): NASA ER-2 aircraft measurements. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/e91fbe126e70b45849d94e58cc389ea7/

Abbreviation: Not defined

Keywords: SPADE, Aircraft, Meteorology, Chemistry, Aerosols, stratosphere, photochemistry, dynamics

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Access rules:	Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users. Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/missing_licence.pdf When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:	Data were collected onboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft, and selected radiosonde soundings from stations in the region of the experiment. Flights were conducted during October and November of 1992, April and May of 1993, and October of 1993. Data collected and prepared by NASA prior to publication on CD-ROM. BADC have obtained a copy of these data to assist in data discovery.
Data Quality:	Data prepared by NASA prior to publication. See documentation for further details.
File Format:	Data are NASA Ames formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

FAAM/BAE systems or other aircraft: Flight log	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer (ATLAS)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Aircraft Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer (ALIAS)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Composition and Photodissociative Flux Measurement (CPFM)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Condensation Nucleus Counters (CNCs) and Electrical Aerosol Sampler (EAS)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Fast Response CFC-11 and CFC-13 Airborne Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (ACATS)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP) Model 300 Aerosol Spectrometer	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 High Altitude OH experiment (HOH)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 High-Sensitivity Fast-response CO2 Analyzer	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Lyman-Alpha Hygrometer	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Meteorological Measurement System (MMS)	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 Multiple Axis Resonance Fluorescence Chemical Conversion Detector for ClO and BrO	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft
NASA ER-2 NO/NOy experiment	Deployed on: NASA ER-2 aircraft

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1	Mobile Platform Operation for: NASA ER-2 aircraft

Output Description	None

long_name: Aerosol Particle Properties
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0019
gcmd_keyword: Aerosol Particle Properties
names: Aerosol Particle Properties, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0019

long_name: Aerosol Size Distribution
names: Aerosol Size Distribution

long_name: Air Temperature
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027

long_name: Albedo
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199

long_name: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0067
gcmd_keyword: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
names: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0067

long_name: Brightness Temperature
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0104
gcmd_keyword: Brightness Temperature
names: Brightness Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0104

alt_names: ['Trichlorofluoromethane']
long_name: CFC-11
names: Trichlorofluoromethane

long_name: CFC-113
alt_names: ['1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane']
names: 1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane

long_name: Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
names: Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds

long_name: Carbon Dioxide
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0111
gcmd_keyword: Carbon Dioxide
names: Carbon Dioxide, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0111

long_name: Carbon Monoxide
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0112
gcmd_keyword: Carbon Monoxide
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0112, Carbon Monoxide

long_name: Chlorine Monoxide
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0128
gcmd_keyword: Chlorine Monoxide
names: Chlorine Monoxide, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0128

long_name: Chlorofluorocarbons
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G146
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Halons and Halogens > Chlorofluorocarbons
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Halons and Halogens > Chlorofluorocarbons, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G146

long_name: Cloud Ceiling
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0139
gcmd_keyword: Cloud Ceiling
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0139, Cloud Ceiling

long_name: Cloud Height
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0143
gcmd_keyword: Cloud Height
names: Cloud Height, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0143

long_name: Cloud Top Temperature
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0150
gcmd_keyword: Cloud Top Temperature
names: Cloud Top Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0150

long_name: HCl
alt_names: ['Hydrogen Chloride']
names: Hydrogen Chloride

long_name: HO2
alt_names: ['hydroperoxyl radical']
names: hydroperoxyl radical

long_name: Halons And Halogens
names: Halons And Halogens

long_name: Humidity
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity

long_name: Humidity Mixing Ratio
names: Humidity Mixing Ratio

long_name: Hydrogen Compounds
names: Hydrogen Compounds

long_name: Hydroxyl
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G154
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Hydrogen Compounds > Hydroxyl
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G154, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Hydrogen Compounds > Hydroxyl

long_name: Methane
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G138
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G138

long_name: NOA
names: NOA

long_name: NOY
names: NOY

long_name: Nitric Acid
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0554
gcmd_keyword: Nitric Acid
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0554, Nitric Acid

long_name: Nitrogen Compounds
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558
gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Compounds
names: Nitrogen Compounds, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558

long_name: Nitrogen Dioxide
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0559
gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Dioxide
names: Nitrogen Dioxide, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0559

long_name: Nitrogen Oxides
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0560
gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Oxides
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0560, Nitrogen Oxides

long_name: Nitrous Oxide
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0561
gcmd_keyword: Nitrous Oxide
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0561, Nitrous Oxide

long_name: Oxygen Compounds
names: Oxygen Compounds

long_name: Ozone
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164

long_name: Particle Number Concentration
names: Particle Number Concentration

long_name: Particle Surface Concentration
names: Particle Surface Concentration

long_name: Particle Volume Concentration
names: Particle Volume Concentration

long_name: Photolysis Rates
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0625
gcmd_keyword: Photolysis Rates
names: Photolysis Rates, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0625

long_name: Potential Temperature
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0653
gcmd_keyword: Potential Temperature
names: Potential Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0653

long_name: Potential Vorticity
names: Potential Vorticity

long_name: Reflectance
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G212
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G212

long_name: Total Ozone Column
names: Total Ozone Column

long_name: Trace Gases
names: Trace Gases

long_name: Trace Species
names: Trace Species

long_name: U Vreflectance
names: U Vreflectance

long_name: U Zonal Windspeed
names: U Zonal Windspeed

long_name: Upper Level Winds
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0909
gcmd_keyword: Upper Level Winds
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0909, Upper Level Winds

long_name: V Meridional Windspeed
names: V Meridional Windspeed

long_name: Vertical Wind Motion
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0920
gcmd_keyword: Vertical Wind Motion
names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0920, Vertical Wind Motion

long_name: Vorticity
gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G254
gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity
names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G254

Co-ordinate Variables

CEDA Archive Web Download Service
CEDA FTP download service
CEDA OPeNDAP service

Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

1992-10-12T23:00:00

End time:

1993-10-25T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

	90.0000°
-180.0000°		180.0000°
	-90.0000°

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Dataset

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE): NASA ER-2 aircraft measurements

Abstract

Details

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Process overview

Instrument/Platform pairings

Mobile platform operations

Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

1992-10-12T23:00:00

1993-10-25T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

90.0000°

-180.0000°

180.0000°

-90.0000°

Authors (2)

Publishers (1)

Principal Investigators (1)