Max Planck WinDarts: atmospheric boundary layer measurements with the Max Planck CloudKite platform and ground weather station-a data overview

Abstract

This paper presents the data set collected during the Pallas Cloud Experiment (PaCE) campaign, conducted at Pallas, Finland, between 15 and 28 September 2022. The data set includes measurements of turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer in both cloudy and cloud-free conditions, collected using the Max Planck CloudKite (MPCK) platform, the first generation of WinDarts, and a ground weather station for near-surface data. The airborne observations span altitudes from the surface up to 1510 m above ground level, with flight durations ranging from 1 h to nearly 6 h, while the ground weather station provides 24 h continuous measurements throughout the entire campaign. This data set provides meteorological measurements to analyse boundary layer dynamics under different atmospheric conditions encountered during the PaCE campaign. This paper describes the data collection process, the structure of the data set, and guidelines for users. The data set is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14858142 in CSV format and at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14774327 in NetCDF format.