GPM Ground Validation Navigation Data DC-8 OLYMPEX

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The GPM Ground Validation NASA DC-8 Navigation Data OLYMPEX dataset supplies navigation data collected by the NASA DC-8 aircraft for flights that occurred during November 5, 2015 through December 19, 2015 for the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX) GPM Ground Validation field campaign. This navigation dataset consists of multiple altitude, pressure, temperature, airspeed, and ground speed measurements in ASCII-IWG1 and XML data formats.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/NAV/DATA301
landingPage	https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmnavdc8olyx
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-129.061,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":49.3344,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-117.797,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":30.3686}]]
temporal	2015-11-05/2015-11-05
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]