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BalNeO BRAVO Radiosondes Data
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/balneo/bravo/data001
BalNeO_BRAVO_Data is the radiosonde data collected during the Brazil Volcano project (BraVo) mission as part of the Balloon Network for stratospheric aerosol Observations (BalNeO) suborbital campaign.
Description
Data collection for this product is complete. The stratospheric aerosol layer is an important component of the Earth’s climate system, with global implications on surface temperature and the hydrological cycle.
Due to its high variability, regular observations are needed to understand the layer’s different sources. While optical properties have been monitored via satellite observations for more than four decades, these measurements suffer from limited vertical, horizontal and temporal resolutions and require several assumptions to derive aerosol concentrations. In Situ measurements have focused mostly on the Northern Hemisphere, with a lack of coverage over the tropical region.
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The BalNeO suborbital campaign aims to fill those gaps by bringing together research laboratories from the United States, Brazil, France, and India to profile aerosol concentration from the ground to the stratosphere. BalNeO features observations from several different field campaigns, which provide insights on stratospheric aerosol variability and its impact on climate. BalNeO is a heritage of balloon deployments across the world funded by the Upper Atmospheric Composition Observation program at NASA Langley Research Center.
Links
Get the data
- DOI Dataset landing Page for BalNeO_BRAVO_Data_1 doi.org/10.5067/balneo/bravo/data001 ↗
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- BalNeO Overview science.larc.nasa.gov/balneo ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- How to Cite ASDC Data asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF theses.hal.science/tel-04511607v1/file/2023ORLE1040_va.pdf ↗
A comprehensive study of balloon-borne stratospheric aerosol compostion : formed by asian emissions, volcanic eruptions, and wildfires.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2025/egusphere-2025-924/egusphere-2025-924.pdf ↗
Balloon Observations Suggesting Sea Salt Injection into the Stratosphere from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Earthdata Search for BalNeO_BRAVO_Data_1 search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- CMR Virtual Directory for BalNeO_BRAVO_Data_1 cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/balneo ↗
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- Resource www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/balneo/index.html ↗
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/balneo-bravo-radiosondes-data ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=439bd257-b4ec-4d07-bbab-cc0c0ed17… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Aerosol Concentration · Aerosol Size Distribution · Atmospheric Pressure Measurements · Compact Optical Backscatter Aerosol Detector · Cryogenic Frost Point Hygrometer · Geopotential Height · GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS · HYGROMETERS · Optical Particle Counter · RADIOSONDES · Relative Humidity · Static Temperature · Wind Direction · Wind Speed
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Satellite remote sensing 65%
Provenance · 2 source records, 29 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C4159004759-LARC_CLOUD | 6 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 439bd257-b4ec-4d07-bbab-cc0c0ed17dde | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:cfh | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:cobald | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:hygrometers | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:opc | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:radiosondes | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/aerosols/aerosol-particle-properties/aerosol-concentration | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/aerosols/aerosol-particle-properties/aerosol-size-distribution | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/altitude/geopotential-height | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-pressure/atmospheric-pressure-measurements | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature/static-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-water-vapor/water-vapor-indicators/humidity/relative-humidity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds/wind-direction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds/wind-speed | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:remote-sensing | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-based-observations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |