DataHawk2 Uncrewed Aircraft System data from the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) campaign, A1 level

• Main Authors: Gina Jozef, Gijs de Boer, John Cassano, Radiance Calmer, Jonathan Hamilton, Dale Lawrence, Steve Borenstein, Abhiram Doddi, Julia Schmale, Andreas Preußer, Brian Argrow
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2021
• Subjects: UAS; drone; atmosphere; Arctic Ocean; MOSAiC; Arctic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2R20RX6S

This dataset is derived from DataHawk2 fixed-wind uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) flights that were conducted in the central Arctic Ocean over sea ice during the MOSAiC expedition. The data include Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), aircraft position and attitude, atmospheric thermodynamic conditions (pressure, temperature, humidity) from various sensors, approximate brightness temperature of the surface and overlying atmosphere, and estimated horizontal winds. A flight flag is included to indicate when the aircraft is in flight. All the data have been synchronized and quality controlled, and are provided at their native frequency logged on board the aircraft’s secure digital (SD) card. Data interpolated to a common 10 hertz (Hz) clock are provided in the B1 level files, and are available in the Arctic Data Center at doi:10.18739/A2VQ2SB8S. Users are encouraged to primarily use the B1 level data for analysis. More information on the data and methods used for synchronization and quality control can be found in de Boer, G. R. Calmer, G. Jozef, J. Cassano, J. Hamilton, D. Lawrence, S. Borenstein, A. Doddi, C. Cox, J. Schmale, A. Preußer and B. Argrow (2021): Observing the Central Arctic Atmosphere and Surface with University of Colorado Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Nature Scientific Data, in prep.