January 7, 2009 to September 15, 2011
Project Location: 
N. Pole to the S. Pole, over Pacific
Project Phase: 
Data Stewardship
Project Description: 

Data Access

The HIPPO data archive is located at NCAR/EOL. Both merged aircraft datasets and supporting datasets can be found via the EOL Data Access links on this page.  Merged datasets can be found here and are described here and here.  See links by phase below.


HIPPO-1         

Field Phase Info

Flight Table
Field Catalog
EOL Data Access

HIPPO-2         

Field Phase Info

Flight Table
Field Catalog
EOL Data Access

HIPPO-3         

Field Phase Info

Flight Table
Field Catalog
EOL Data Access

HIPPO-4          

Field Phase Info

Flight Table
Field Catalog
EOL Data Access

HIPPO-5         

Field Phase Info

Flight Table
Field Catalog
EOL Data Access

Documentation

Instrument Info and Descriptions

RAF Documentation Summary

RAF Project Managers' Data Quality Report

Documentation

Instrument Info and Descriptions

RAF Documentation Summary

RAF Project Managers' Data Quality Report

Documentation

Instrument Info and Descriptions

RAF Documentation Summary

RAF Project Managers' Data Quality Report

Documentation

Documentation

 

 

Description

The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during different seasons over a three year period. A comprehensive suite of atmospheric trace gases pertinent to understanding the Carbon Cycle were measured. HIPPO transected the mid-Pacific ocean and returned either over the Eastern Pacific, or over the Western Atlantic. The program provided the first comprehensive, global survey of atmospheric trace gases, covering the full troposphere in all seasons and multiple years. EOL provided the NSF/NCAR G-V HIAPER for this project, and the PI was Prof. Steve Wofsy from Harvard University.

GV approach to AK, Mark Zondlo, Princeton University
Open leads on sea ice from GV by Ryan Spackman