The Convection and Moisture EXperiment 3 (CAMEX-3), the third field campaign in the CAMEX series, was based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, from August 6 to September 23, 1998. CAMEX-3 successfully studied Hurricanes Bonnie, Danielle, Earl, and Georges.
CAMEX-3 collected data for research in tropical cyclone development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts using NASA-funded aircraft and surface remote sensing instrumentation. CAMEX-3 yielded high-resolution spatial and temporal data on hurricane structure, dynamics, and motion. These data, when analyzed within the context of more traditional aircraft, satellite, and ground-based radar observations, provided additional insight to hurricane modelers and forecasters who continually strive to improve hurricane predictions.
Cite the Collection
To cite the entire collection, please use the following:
Hood, Robbie & Kakar, Ramesh 1999. CAMEX-3 Field Campaign Data Collection [indicate subset used]. Data available online [https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/ghrc-daac] from the NASA EOSDIS Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/CAMEX-3/DATA101
For more information on citing data archived by NASA's Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC), see NASA's data use policy.
General Characteristics
| Projects | CAMEX-3 |
|---|---|
| Platforms | NASA DC-8, NASA ER-2, Ground Stations, GOES-8, Ground-based Observations, Balloons |
| Sensors/Instruments | AMPR, LIP, MAMS, NAST-I, NAST-MTS, AVAPS, CAPAC, JPL SAW, Laser Hygrometers, MACAWS, MMS, PSR, AERI, Rawinsondes, Radiosondes, SRL, DADS, RL, GOES-8 IMAGER, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, FSSP, PMS 2D-P PROBE, Computer, AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, AMMR, MIR, DOPPLER RADAR, VIDEO CAMERA |
| Parameters | Aerosols, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Microwave, Infrared Wavelengths, Visible Wavelengths, Atmospheric Winds, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Radiation, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Clouds, Microwave, Platform Characteristics, Precipitation, Weather Events, Weather/Climate Advisories, Atmospheric Electriciy, Radar, Sensor Characteristics |
| Processing level | 0, 1A, 1B, 2 |
| Formats | ASCII, Binary, DVD, GIF, HDF-4, HTML, JPG, MATLAB5, McIDAS, MS Word, netCDF-3, PDF |
