A Multi-Year Data Set on Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation-Meteorology Interactions for Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

Authors

Armin Sorooshian, University of Arizona
Alexander B. MacDonald, University of Arizona
Hossein Dadashazar, University of Arizona
Kelvin H. Bates, California Institute of Technology
Matthew M. Coggon, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jill S. Craven, California Institute of Technology
Ewan Crosbie, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
Scott P. Hersey, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Natasha Hodas, Portland State UniversityFollow
Jack J. Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology
Arnaldo Negrón Marty, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lindsay C. Maudlin, North Carolina State University
Andrew R. Metcalf, Clemson University
Shane M. Murphy, University of California- Davis
Luz T. Padró, Georgia Institute of Technology
Gouri Prabhakar, University of California- Davis
Tracey A. Rissman, California Institute of Technology
Taylor Shingler, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
Varuntida Varutbangkul, California Institute of Technology
Zhen Wang, University of Arizona
Roy K. Woods, The Naval Postgraduate School
Patrick Y. Chuang, University of California-Santa Cruz
Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Institute of Technology
Haflidi H. Jonsson, The Naval Postgraduate School
Richard C. Flagan, California Institute of Technology
John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology

Sponsor

The authors acknowledge support from Office of Naval Research grants N00014-04-1-0118, N00014-10- 1-0200, N00014-11-1-0783, N00014-10-1-0811, N00014-16-1-2567, and N00014-04-1-0018. A.N. acknowledges support from an NSF CAREER and NOAA OGP. A.B.M. acknowledges support from the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT).

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Scientific Data

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2018

Subjects

Ocean-atmosphere interaction -- Pacific Ocean, Clouds -- Pacific Ocean -- Effect of aerosol particles on, Clouds -- Measurement -- Datasets

Abstract

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.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Published by Springer Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.26

DOI

10.1038/sdata.2018.26

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25091

Citation Details

Sorooshian, A., MacDonald, A. B., Dadashazar, H., Bates, K. H., Coggon, M. M., Craven, J. S., ... & Marty, A. N. (2018). A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds. Scientific data, 5, 180026.