Earth System Science Data (Dec 2021)
EUREC<sup>4</sup>A's <i>HALO</i>
- H. Konow,
- H. Konow,
- F. Ewald,
- G. George,
- G. George,
- M. Jacob,
- M. Jacob,
- M. Klingebiel,
- M. Klingebiel,
- T. Kölling,
- T. Kölling,
- A. E. Luebke,
- T. Mieslinger,
- T. Mieslinger,
- V. Pörtge,
- J. Radtke,
- J. Radtke,
- M. Schäfer,
- H. Schulz,
- H. Schulz,
- R. Vogel,
- M. Wirth,
- S. Bony,
- S. Crewell,
- A. Ehrlich,
- L. Forster,
- A. Giez,
- F. Gödde,
- S. Groß,
- M. Gutleben,
- M. Gutleben,
- M. Hagen,
- L. Hirsch,
- F. Jansen,
- T. Lang,
- T. Lang,
- B. Mayer,
- M. Mech,
- M. Prange,
- M. Prange,
- S. Schnitt,
- J. Vial,
- A. Walbröl,
- M. Wendisch,
- K. Wolf,
- K. Wolf,
- T. Zinner,
- M. Zöger,
- F. Ament,
- F. Ament,
- B. Stevens
Affiliations
- H. Konow
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- H. Konow
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- F. Ewald
- Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- G. George
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- G. George
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- M. Jacob
- Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- M. Jacob
- Research and Development, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Offenbach, Germany
- M. Klingebiel
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- M. Klingebiel
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- T. Kölling
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- T. Kölling
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- A. E. Luebke
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- T. Mieslinger
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- T. Mieslinger
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- V. Pörtge
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- J. Radtke
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- J. Radtke
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- M. Schäfer
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- H. Schulz
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- H. Schulz
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- R. Vogel
- LMD, IPSL, CNRS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- M. Wirth
- Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- S. Bony
- LMD, IPSL, CNRS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- S. Crewell
- Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- A. Ehrlich
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- L. Forster
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- A. Giez
- Flugexperimente, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- F. Gödde
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- S. Groß
- Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- M. Gutleben
- Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- M. Gutleben
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- M. Hagen
- Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- L. Hirsch
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- F. Jansen
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- T. Lang
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- T. Lang
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- B. Mayer
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- M. Mech
- Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- M. Prange
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- M. Prange
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- S. Schnitt
- Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- J. Vial
- LMD, IPSL, CNRS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- A. Walbröl
- Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- M. Wendisch
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- K. Wolf
- Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- K. Wolf
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- T. Zinner
- Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- M. Zöger
- Flugexperimente, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
- F. Ament
- Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- F. Ament
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- B. Stevens
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5545-2021
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13
pp. 5545 – 5563
Abstract
As part of the EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of cloud–circulation coupling in climate) field campaign, the German research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft), configured as a cloud observatory, conducted 15 research flights in the trade-wind region east of Barbados in January and February 2020. Narrative text, aircraft state data, and metadata describing HALO's operation during the campaign are provided. Each HALO research flight is segmented by timestamp intervals into standard elements to aid the consistent analysis of the flight data. Photographs from HALO's cabin and animated satellite images synchronized with flight tracks are provided to visually document flight conditions. As a comprehensive product from the remote sensing observations, a multi-sensor cloud mask product is derived and quantifies the incidence of clouds observed during the flights. In addition, to lower the threshold for new users of HALO's data, a collection of use cases is compiled into an online book, How to EUREC4A, included as an asset with this paper. This online book provides easy access to most of EUREC4A's HALO data through an intake catalogue. Code and data are freely available at the locations specified in Table 6.
