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GRIP DC-8 Dropsonde Entry ID: gripdrop |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment was a NASA Earth science field experiment conducted August 5 to September 30, 2010. The major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS), configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes. This campaign also capitalized on a number of ground networks and space-based assets, in addition to the instruments deployed on aircraft from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ( DC-8), Houston, Texas (WB-57), and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, California (Global Hawk). The DC-8 dropsonde system uses an integrated, highly accurate, GPS-located atmospheric profiling dropsonde, which measures and records current atmospheric conditions in a vertical column below the aircraft. The dropsonde instrument is ejected from a tube in the underside of the DC8 aircraft. As the dropsonde floats to the surface on a parachute, it continuously measures and transmits via a 400 MHz meteorological band telemetry link, pressure, temperature and relative humidity, as well as GPS-based wind formation data, to the receiving system onboard the aircraft. Data was collected for the GRIP campaign from 17 Aug 2010 to 22 Sep 2010. |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: 45.0 | S: 0.0 | E: 0.0 | W: -100.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2010-08-17 |
| Stop Date: 2010-09-22 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > CARIBBEAN |
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Platform
| NASA DC-8 >NASA Douglas DC-8 [Information] |
Instrument
| DROPSONDES [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| GRIP (HURRICANE) >Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Access Constraints
| none |
Use Constraints
| none |
Keywords
| EOSDIS |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
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Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
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Data Center URL: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: gripdrop
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Personnel
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GERRY
HEYMSFIELD Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 301-614-6369 Email: gerald.m.heymsfield at nasa.gov Contact Address: Greenbelt Road City: Greenbelt Province or State: Maryland Postal Code: 20770 Country: USA |
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SHERRY
HARRISON Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 256-961-7973 Email: ghrcdaac at itsc.uah.edu Contact Address: 320 Sparkman Dr. City: Huntsville Province or State: AL Postal Code: 35805 Country: USA |
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THOMAS
NORTHAM Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Email: northam at osb.wff.nasa.gov |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2011-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-01
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