A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds

Armin Sorooshian; Alexander B. Macdonald; Hossein Dadashazar; Kelvin H. Bates; Matthew M. Coggon; Jill S. Craven; Ewan Crosbie; Scott P. Hersey; Natasha Hodas; Jack J. Lin; Arnaldo Negrón Marty; Lindsay C. Maudlin; Andrew R. Metcalf; Shane M. Murphy; Luz T. Padró; Gouri Prabhakar; Tracey A. Rissman; Taylor Shingler; Varuntida Varutbangkul; Zhen Wang; Roy K. Woods; Patrick Y. Chuang; Athanasios Nenes; Haflidi H. Jonsson; Richard C. Flagan; John H. Seinfeld

doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.26

A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds

Armin Sorooshian
, Alexander B. Macdonald
, Hossein Dadashazar
, Kelvin H. Bates
, Matthew M. Coggon
, Jill S. Craven
, Ewan Crosbie
, Scott P. Hersey
, Natasha Hodas
, Jack J. Lin
, Arnaldo Negrón Marty
, Lindsay C. Maudlin
, Andrew R. Metcalf
, Shane M. Murphy
, Luz T. Padró
, Gouri Prabhakar
, Tracey A. Rissman
, Taylor Shingler
, Varuntida Varutbangkul
, Zhen Wang

Roy K. Woods, Patrick Y. Chuang, Athanasios Nenes, Haflidi H. Jonsson, Richard C. Flagan, John H. Seinfeld

University of Arizona
California Institute of Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NASA Langley Research Center
Universities Space Research Association
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Portland State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Clemson University
University of Wyoming
University of California at Davis
Naval Postgraduate School
University of California at Santa Cruz
National Observatory of Athens
Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes

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Abstract

Airborne measurements of meteorological, aerosol, and stratocumulus cloud properties have been harmonized from six field campaigns during July-August months between 2005 and 2016 off the California coast. A consistent set of core instruments was deployed on the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies Twin Otter for 113 flight days, amounting to 514 flight hours. A unique aspect of the compiled data set is detailed measurements of aerosol microphysical properties (size distribution, composition, bioaerosol detection, hygroscopicity, optical), cloud water composition, and different sampling inlets to distinguish between clear air aerosol, interstitial in-cloud aerosol, and droplet residual particles in cloud. Measurements and data analysis follow documented methods for quality assurance. The data set is suitable for studies associated with aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology-radiation interactions, especially owing to sharp aerosol perturbations from ship traffic and biomass burning. The data set can be used for model initialization and synergistic application with meteorological models and remote sensing data to improve understanding of the very interactions that comprise the largest uncertainty in the effect of anthropogenic emissions on radiative forcing.

Original language	English
Article number	180026
Journal	Scientific Data
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.26
State	Published - Feb 27 2018

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Sorooshian, A., Macdonald, A. B., Dadashazar, H., Bates, K. H., Coggon, M. M., Craven, J. S., Crosbie, E., Hersey, S. P., Hodas, N., Lin, J. J., Negrón Marty, A., Maudlin, L. C., Metcalf, A. R., Murphy, S. M., Padró, L. T., Prabhakar, G., Rissman, T. A., Shingler, T., Varutbangkul, V., ... Seinfeld, J. H. (2018). A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds. Scientific Data, 5, Article 180026. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.26

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A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds

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