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Observations of Aerosols Above Clouds and Their Interactions (ORACLES)

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth’s biomass burning (BB) aerosol particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is poorly understood. ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) is a five year investigation with three Intensive Observation Periods (IOP) designed to study key processes that determine the climate impacts of African BB aerosols.

For more information:

• ORACLES Website
• ORACLES P-3 Instruments
• ORACLES ER-2 #809 Instruments

Mission Datasets

• ORACLES-1_ER2_Instrument_Suite_V1.20190320.zip, 41.9 MB (see details)
• ORACLES-1_P3_Instrument_Suite_V1.20190320.zip, 340.87 MB (see details)
• ORACLES-2_P3_Instrument_Suite_V1.20190320.zip, 127.91 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-3_P3_Instrument_Suite_V1.20191108.zip, 134.79 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-1_ER2_Instrument_Suite_V2.20200527.zip, 16.78 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-1_P3_Instrument_Suite_V2.20200528.zip, 89.41 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-2_P3_Instrument_Suite_V2.20200528.zip, 130.19 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-3_P3_Instrument_Suite_V2.20200528.zip, 134.99 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-1_ER2_Instrument_Suite_V3.20210826.zip, 16.9 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-1_P3_Instrument_Suite_V3.20210826.zip, 105.31 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-2_P3_Instrument_Suite_V3.20210915.zip, 151.32 GB (see details)
• ORACLES-3_P3_Instrument_Suite_V3.20210915.zip, 146.89 GB (see details)

Browse Mission Files

• ORACLES-1 ER-2 Deployment (8/19/2016-10/27/2016): 584 files available
• ORACLES-1 P-3 Orion Deployment (8/19/2016-10/27/2016): 1649 files available
• ORACLES-2 P-3 Orion Deployment (8/1/2017-9/4/2017): 2402 files available
• ORACLES-3 P-3 Orion Deployment (9/21/2018-10/27/2018): 2551 files available
• AirMSPI-L1Terrain Dataset: L1B2 Terrain-Projected Georectified Radiance and Polarimetry Data (AirMSPI PI: Diner)
• AirMSPI-L1Ellipsoid Dataset: L1B2 Ellipsoid-Projected Georectified Radiance and Polarimetry Data (AirMSPI PI: Diner)
• AirMSPI-L2 Dataset: L2 Derived Geophysical Parameters (AirMSPI PI: Diner)
• eMAS Dataset: Measurements made by eMAS PI: Platnick