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    • ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Cloud Data

    Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

    ARCSIX_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_P3B_Data is the in-situ cloud data collected onboard the P-3B aircraft during the Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment (ARCSIX) campaign. Data from the 2D-Stereo Particle Probe (2DS), Fast Cloud Droplet Probe (FCDP), High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer (HVPS), and the Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber (CFDC) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ARCSIX campaign is a NASA field investigation aimed at quantifying the contributions of surface properties, clouds, aerosol particles, and precipitation to the Arctic summer surface radiation budget and sea ice melt during the early melt season. Based out of Greenland, ARCSIX completed two deployments from May – June 2024 and July - August 2024 utilizing the NASA P-3B, LaRC G-III, and SPEC-Learjet aircraft. The P-3B was equipped with in situ and remote sensing payloads to acquire measurements of aerosols, cloud, and radiation properties. The high-flying LaRC G-III was equipped with remote sensing instrumentation, including the HALO, and HSRL, along with the AVAPS dropsonde system. The SPEC-Learjet acquired measurements of cloud microphysics. Data were also collected at the Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory (THAAO) in Pituffik, Greenland. The primary objective of ARCSIX was to enhance long-term space-based monitoring and predictive capabilities of Arctic sea ice, cloud, and aerosols by validating and improving remote sensing algorithms and model parameterizations in the Arctic. ARCSIX science questions focused on examining the impact of the predominant summer Arctic cloud types on the radiative surface energy budget, what processes control the evolution and maintenance of the predominant cloud types in the summertime Arctic, and how do the two-way interactions between surface properties and atmospheric forcings affect sea ice evolution?

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Publisher NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ARCSIX/DATA001/P3B/Cloud_AircraftInSitu_1
    Data Last Modified 2026-03-09
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial {"NorthBoundingCoordinate":86.06,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-105.18,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-8.32,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":37.68},"CARTESIAN"
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash cf8d57763459235ecb799edf614eec2bd1fd2d447c066d6aed693860fd69f67b
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2024-05-17/2024-08-18

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