10.6084/m9.figshare.5099983.v10 Armin Sorooshian Armin Sorooshian Alexander B MacDonald Alexander B MacDonald Hossein Dadashazar Hossein Dadashazar Kelvin H Bates Kelvin H Bates Matthew M Coggon Matthew M Coggon Jill S Craven Jill S Craven Ewan Crosbie Ewan Crosbie Eva-Lou Edwards Eva-Lou Edwards Scott P Hersey Scott P Hersey Natasha Hodas Natasha Hodas Jack J Lin Jack J Lin Ali Hossein Mardi Ali Hossein Mardi Arnaldo N Marty Arnaldo N Marty Lindsay C Maudlin Lindsay C Maudlin Andrew R Metcalf Andrew R Metcalf Shane M Murphy Shane M Murphy Luz T Padro Luz T Padro Gouri Prabhakar Gouri Prabhakar Tracey A Rissman Tracey A Rissman Joseph Schlosser Joseph Schlosser Taylor Shingler Taylor Shingler Varuntida Varutbangkul Varuntida Varutbangkul Zhen Wang Zhen Wang Roy K Woods Roy K Woods Patrick Y Chuang Patrick Y Chuang Athanasios Nenes Athanasios Nenes Haflidi H Jonsson Haflidi H Jonsson Richard C Flagan Richard C Flagan John H Seinfeld John H Seinfeld A Multi-Year Data Set on Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation-Meteorology Interactions for Marine Stratocumulus Clouds figshare 2019 Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Aerosol Cloud Precipitation Marine Meteorology Entrainment Cloud Processing Cloud Water Bioaerosols Secondary Organic Aerosol Sea Salt Biomass Burning Atmospheric Aerosols Atmospheric Sciences Cloud Physics Atmospheric Dynamics Atmospheric Radiation 2019-11-05 02:19:04 Dataset https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_Multi-Year_Data_Set_on_Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation-Meteorology_Interactions_for_Marine_Stratocumulus_Clouds/5099983 Airborne data of meteorology, aerosol, and cloud properties that have been harmonized from eight field campaigns during May-August periods between 2005 and 2019 off the California coast. A consistent set of instruments were deployed on the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies Twin Otter for 143 flight days, amounting to 655 total flight hours. A unique aspect of the compiled data set is detailed measurements of aerosol microphysical properties (size distribution, composition, bioaerosol detection, hygroscopicity), cloud drop size distributions across a broad diameter range, different sampling inlets to distinguish between clear air aerosol and droplet residual particles in cloud, and cloud water composition. The data set is suitable for studies associated with aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology-radiation interactions, especially owing to sharp aerosol perturbations from ship traffic and biomass burning. The data set can be used for model initialization and synergistic application with meteorological models and remote sensing data to improve understanding of the very interactions that comprise the largest uncertainty in the effect of anthropogenic emissions on radiative forcing.