edu.ucar.opensky::articles:42729 UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact 2025-12-24T18:02:34.734131 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) https://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d75b06vt https://doi.org/10.5067/CPEXCV/DATA101 https Related Dataset #1 Convective Processes Experiment ??? Cabo Verde (CPEX-CV) Field Campaign Collection Dust, convection, winds, and waves: The 2022 NASA CPEX-CV campaign 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z publication https://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d75b06vt https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0201.1 Nowottnick, E. P. author Rowe, A. K. author Nehrir, A. R. author Zawislak, J. author Pina, A. author McCarty, W. author Barton-Grimley, R. A. author Bedka, K. author Bennett, J. R. author Brammer, A. author Buzanowicz, M. E. author Chen, G. author Chen, S. author Chen, S. S. author Colarco, P. R. author Cooney, J. author Crosbie, E. author Doyle, J. author Fehr, T. author Ferrare, R. A. author Harrah, S. D. author Hristova-Veleva, S. M. author Lambrigtsen, B. author Lawton, Quinton A. author Lee, A. author Marinou, E. author Martin, E. author Močnik, G. author Mazza, E. author Rodriguez Monje, R. author Núñez Ocasio, Kelly M. author Pu, Z. author Rajagopal, M. author Reid, J. author Robinson, C. E. author Rios-Berrios, R. author Rodenkirch, B. D. author Sakaeda, N. author Salazar, V. author Shook, M. A. author Sinclair, L. author Skofronick-Jackson, G. author Thornhill, L. author Torn, R. D. author van Gilst, D. author Veals, P. author Vömel, Holger author Wong, S. author Wu, S. author Ziemba, L. D. author Zipser, E. J. author UCAR/NCAR - Library publisher The NASA Convective Processes Experiment-Cabo Verde (CPEX-CV) field campaign took place in September 2022 out of Sal Island, Cabo Verde. A unique payload aboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft equipped with advanced remote sensing and in situ instrumentation, in conjunction with radiosonde launches and satellite observations, allowed CPEX-CV to target the coupling between atmospheric dynamics, marine boundary layer properties, convection, and the dust-laden Saharan air layer in the data-sparse tropical East Atlantic region. CPEX-CV provided measurements of African easterly wave environments, diurnal cycle impacts on convective life cycle, and several Saharan dust outbreaks, including the highest dust optical depth observed by the DC-8 interacting with what would become Tropical Storm Hermine. Preliminary results from CPEX-CV underscore the positive impact of dedicated tropical East Atlantic observations on downstream forecast skill, including sampling environmental forcings impacting the development of several nondeveloping and developing convective systems such as Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. Combined airborne radar, lidar, and radiometer measurements uniquely provide near-storm environments associated with convection on various spatiotemporal scales and, with in situ observations, insights into controls on Saharan dust properties with transport. The DC-8 also collaborated with the European Space Agency to perform coordinated validation flights under the Aeolus spaceborne wind lidar and over the Mindelo ground site, highlighting the enhanced sampling potential through partnership opportunities. CPEX-CV engaged in professional development through dedicated team-building exercises that equipped the team with a cohesive approach for targeting CPEX-CV science objectives and promoted active participation of scientists across all career stages. UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact PDF Text theme Resource Type 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z publication <style type="text/css"></style><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;" data-sheets-root="1">Copyright author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.</span> None eng geoscientificInformation