[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='UPPER LEVEL WINDS']
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NAMMA DC-8 Navigation and Housekeeping (ICATS) Entry ID: namdc8nav |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign is a field research investigation sponsored by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This mission was based in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in west Africa. Commencing in August 2006, NASA scientists employed surface observation networks and aircraft to characterize the evolution and structure of African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems over continental western Africa, and their associated impacts on regional water and energy budgets. NASA will also made extensive use of its orbiting satellites (including Aqua, TRMM, and the recently-launched Cloudsat/CALIPSO) and modeling capabilities to improve its forecasts and flight plans. The DC-8 Information Collection and Transmission System (ICATS) processes and archives avionics and environmental parameters from the Navigational Management System, GPS, Central Air Data Computer, Embedded GPS/INS, and analog voltage sources from the aircraft and experimenters. They include measurement of aircraft parameters such as airspeed, altitude, roll/pitch/yaw angles, ground speed, flight level wind speed, temperature and many others. These data files were generated during support of the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign. |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: 30.0 | S: -5.0 | E: 10.0 | W: -50.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2006-08-19 |
| Stop Date: 2006-09-12 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> ATLANTIC OCEAN
> NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CAPE VERDE CONTINENT > AFRICA |
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS >AIRSPEED/GROUND SPEED [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS >FLIGHT DATA LOGS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT |
Platform
| NASA DC-8 >NASA Douglas DC-8 [Information] |
Instrument
| TEMPERATURE PROBES [Information] |
| GPS >Global Positioning System [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| NAMMA >NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses Campaign [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
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: namdc8nav
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
FTP
Distribution_Size: 1.667 Gb Distribution_Format: binary, ASCII Fees: none |
Personnel
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RICK
SHELTER Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 701-777-6040 Fax: 701-330-2126 Email: rshelter at nserc.und.edu Contact Address: University of North Dakota Box 9011 City: Grand Forks Province or State: ND Postal Code: 58202-9011 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 |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-04-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-02
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