FIREXAQ_HSRL_AircraftRemoteSensing_DC8_Data are remotely sensed data collected by the High-Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) onboard the DC-8 aircraft during FIREX-AQ. Completed during summer 2019, FIREX-AQ utilized a combination of instrumented airplanes, satellites, and ground-based instrumentation. Detailed fire plume sampling was carried out by the NASA DC-8 aircraft, which had a comprehensive instrument payload capable of measuring over 200 trace gas species, as well as aerosol microphysical, optical, and chemical properties. The DC-8 aircraft completed 23 science flights, including 15 flights from Boise, Idaho and 8 flights from Salina, Kansas. NASA’s ER-2 completed 11 flights, partially in support of the FIREX-AQ effort. The ER-2 payload was made up of 8 satellite analog instruments and provided critical fire information, including fire temperature, fire plume heights, and vegetation/soil albedo information. A ground-based mobile lab provided in-situ measurements of aerosol microphysical and optical properties, aerosol chemical compositions, and trace gas species. The Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) campaign was a NOAA/NASA interagency intensive study of North American fires to gain an understanding on the integrated impact of the fire emissions on the tropospheric chemistry and composition and to assess the satellite’s capability for detecting fires and estimating fire emissions. The overarching goal of FIREX-AQ was to provide measurements of trace gas and aerosol emissions for wildfires and prescribed fires in great detail, relate them to fuel and fire conditions at the point of emission, characterize the conditions relating to plume rise, and follow plumes downwind to understand chemical transformation and air quality impacts.
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Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 60.0 S: 15.0 E: -75.0 W: -135.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: ICARTT, HDF5, Other (PDF), Other (Zip) |
Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | NASA DC-8 | |
Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | DIAL, HSRL-2 |
Version: | 1 |
10.5067/ASDC/FIREXAQ_HSRL_AircraftRemoteSensing_DC8_Data_1
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FIREX-AQ | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
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NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton,
VA
23681-2199
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Hampton,
VA
23681-2199
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