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    • CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION (CAPAC) V1

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    CAPAC is a series of three instruments: the Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe model 300 (FSSP-300), the Two Dimensional Optical Array Probes [Cloud and Precipitation Probes (2D-P)] and the CAPAC video. These instruments flew during CAMEX-3 upon the NASA DC-8 mounted on the left wing. Cloud and aerosol particles were exposed to laser light to measure particle size from 0.3 micrometer to 6.4 millimeter, and both size and shape between 40 micrometer and 6.4 millimeter particle diameter as function of particle size. The size distributions thus determined were integrated to yield particle surface area, and ice and liquid water contents in clouds and precipitation. The purpose of the CAMEX-3 mission was to study hurricanes over land and ocean in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Western Atlantic Ocean in coordination with multiple aircraft and research-quality radar, lightning, radiosonde and rain gauge sites.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979110321-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2001-04-06
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-05-18
    Category CAMEX-3, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Pueschel, Rudolf F.2001. CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION (CAPAC) indicate subset used. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/CAMEX-3/MULTIPLE/DATA102
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/CAMEX-3/MULTIPLE/DATA102
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -86.165 14.045 -62.96 39.0333
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1dbf3b8b4ecdb2c93bc1cdb8cecb87e386e83e0281a89a0faaef6ada1daba0ed
    Source Schema Version 1.1
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    Temporal 1998-08-15T19:58:00Z/1998-09-23T01:31:00Z

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