N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243
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The P-3 Meteorological and Navigation Data IMPACTS dataset is a subset of airborne measurements that include GPS positioning and trajectory data, aircraft orientation, and atmospheric state measurements of temperature, pressure, water vapor, and horizontal winds. These measurements were taken from the NASA P-3 aircraft during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) campaign. Funded by NASA’s Earth Venture program, IMPACTS is the first comprehensive study of East Coast snowstorms in 30 years. The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to advance prediction capabilities significantly. Data are available in ASCII-ict format from January 12, 2020, through February 28, 2023.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient and intrinsic dependencies of evolving ice-phase particles within a decaying winter storm during IMPACTS | DeLaFrance, Andrew, McMurdie, Lynn A., Rowe, Angela K., Heymsfield, Andrew J. | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Dew Point Temperature, Geopotential Height, Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Particle Size Distribution, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Flight Level Winds, Reflectance, Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Sea Level Pressure, Local Winds, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Visibility | |
| In-cloud characteristics observed in northeastern and midwestern US non-orographic winter storms with implications for ice particle mass growth and residence time | Allen, Luke R., Yuter, Sandra E., Crowe, Declan M., Miller, Matthew A., Thornhill, K. Lee | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Flight Level Winds, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Cloud Dynamics, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH | |
| Evaluation of Physical Microphysical Property Retrieval Algorithms During the 2020 IMPACTS Field Campaign | Nicholls, Stephen D., Heymsfield, Andrew, Heymsfield, Gerald M., Yorks, John E., Bansemer, Aaron, Aubry, Clemantyne, Deng, Min, Delanoe, Julien | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Geolocation, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Water Vapor Indicators, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Optical Depth/Thickness, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Cloud Dynamics, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH | |
| In situ observation of riming in mixed-phase clouds using the PHIPS probe | Waitz, Fritz, Schnaiter, Martin, Leisner, Thomas, Jarvinen, Emma | Particle Size Distribution, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics | |
| Revisiting diagrams of ice growth environments | Hueholt, Daniel M., Yuter, Sandra E., Miller, Matthew A. | Particle Size Distribution, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics | |
| Remote Sensing of Electric Fields Observed Within Winter Precipitation During the 2020 Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic CoastThreatening ... | Schultz, Christopher J., Harkema, Sebastian S., Mach, Douglas M., Bateman, Monte, Lang, Timothy J., Heymsfield, Gerald M., McLinden, Matthew L., Li, Lihua, Poellot, Michael, Sand, Kendra | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Lightning, Radiance, Electric Field, Wind Profiles, Temperature Profiles, Geolocation, Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity |