ABFM
June 2000
Kennedy Space Center
Microphysical/electrical
measurements
ACE-Asia -
Asian Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment
March 2001 - April
2001
Iwakuni, Japan &
Kosan, Korea
To determine and
understand properties and controlling factors of aerosol in the anthropogenically
modified atmosphere of Eastern Asia and the Northwest Pacific to assess
their relevance for radiative forcing of the climate
ACME - Airborne
Carbon in the Mountains Experiment
May - August 2004
JeffCo & Niowat Ridge, Colorado
New estimates that regionalize the US carbon sink suggest that a significant
fraction is in the Western US, in ecosystems that occur mainly in hilly to
mountainous regions usd of C-130 and ISFF to measure CO2
AIRS II - Second Alliance
Icing Research Study II
November 5 - December 7, 2003
Cleveland, OH
Investigate the microstructure and spatial distribution of mixed phase clouds AIRS
II - Second Alliance Icing Research Study II
November 2003 - March 2004
Front Range Airport, Colorado
S-Pol used to collect dual frequency data using the new Ka-band add-on
ALASKA PERMANENT
STATION AND GPS UPLIFT PROJECT
July 1 - September 30, 2003
Fairbanks, AK
GPS network upgrade of 10 stations as well as install 5 new stations in Alaska
ALLS - American Low Level Jets
Nov 7, 2002- February 21, 2003
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Use of two MGLSS systems in the east Andean Low
Level Jet as part of SALLJ
Antarctica GPS
Project - Study of ice flow in Antarctica
1995-ongoing
ANTCI - Antarctic
Tropospheric Chemistry Investigation
November 10, 2003 - January 10, 2004
South Pole
To measure OH and Ho2 and the other compounds that control the production
and loss of Ho and compare to model result. Also determine vertical and
horizontal extent of high No concentrations
ANTCI - Aircraft
Test Flights for ANTCI Instrument
September 14, 2005 - October 3, 2005
Calgary, Alberta Canada
To test instrumentation to be flown by Kenn Borek in Antarctica during ANTCI
2005
ANTCI - Antarctic
Tropospheric Chemistry Investigation
October 30 - December 24, 2005
Antarctica, McMurdo and South Pole
To study photo chemistry and sulfur chemistry over the Antarctic plateau
ARCTIC
August 2002 - September 2003
Alaska, Canada, Greenland
Barrow DGPS system/GPS pool receivers install, train, and tech support
ARM - IOP
March 2000
Lamont, Oklahoma
Sample cirrus Clouds
and compare observations AVE2005
- AVE Houston 2005
June 5 - 25, 2005
Houston, TX
Obtain atmospheric data for validation of AURA satellite instruments
BAMEX - Bow
Echo and MSC Experiment
May 20 - July 6,
2003
St. Louis, MO and
surrounding areas
Study life cycles
of mesoscale convective i.e. bow echoes and mesoscale convective vortices.
BIOFLUX
Sept. 12 - Oct 4, 2003
Mace Head, Ireland
Characterize biogenic emission that contribute to aerosol production in marine
coastal areas.
CAMEX-4 -
Convection and Moisture Experiment
August 1 - September
30, 2001
Homestead AFB, Florida
Investigate tropical
cyclone development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts
CAPOS - CAPOS
June 15 - Sep 15, 2004
Alta Floresta, Brazil
Studying the chemical evolution of biomass burning plumes
CBTF - CWAS
Balloon Test Flight
September 20 - October 8, 2003
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Engineering test flight of balloon-borne cryogeniz whole air sampler
CELTIC - Chemical
Emission Loss, Transform and Interactions within Canopies
July 1 - 27, 2003
Duke Forest, Durham, NC
Improve our ability to predict regional air quality and climate
CELTIC-POPLAR
June 4 - 22, 2004
Poplar Plantation near Boardman, OR
Characterize the impact of large scale poplar plantations on regional air
quality
CELTIC-TUMBARUMBA
Nov 1-30, 2006
Tumbarumba, Australia
To investigate the role of biogenic emission in particle production and growth
CLIVAR KESS - Shipboard atmospheric sounding over the Kuroshio Extension
July 1-August 31, 2006
RV Kess
Departure Port: Japan
Project to acquire soundings data over the Kuroshio extension to gain new insight into atmospheric BL adjustment to sharp SST fronts, the formation and variation of fog and stratus cloud deck
CRAVE - Costa
Rica Aura Validation Experiment
January 3 - February 14, 2006
Houston, TX & San Jose, Costa Rica
Validation of Aura satellite instrument measurements
CRYSTAL-FACE
- Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers
Florida Area Cirrus Experiment
May 2002 (Integration)
- July 2002 (Experiment)
Houston, Texas and
Key West, Florida
CRYSTAL-FACE is
a measurement campaign designed to investigate tropical cirrus cloud physical
properties and formation processes. Understanding the production
of upper tropospheric cirrus clouds is essential for the successful modeling
of the Earth's climate.
CuPIDO - Cumulus Photographic Investigation an dDoppler Observations
July 1-August 31, 2006
Oracle, AZ
Observational program to study orographic cumulus development over the Santa Catalina Mountains in Southern Arizona using 2 MGAUS and 7 ISFF
DARPA - Pentagon
Shield
April 15 - May 15, 2004
Pentagon Washington, DC
Model fine-scale flow around the Pentagon, determine impact of
point/continuous chemical release on the building
DYCOMS-II -
Dynamics and Chemistry of the Marine Stratocumulus II
July and September
2000
Southern California
This experiment
is directed at measuring entrainment velocity at the top of the marine
stratocumulus off the California coast in the summer in order to compare
with large-eddy predictions of entrainment.
DYCOMS-II
- Dynamics and Chemistry of the Marine Stratocumulus
July 2001
Coronado, California
Use NCAR C-130 to
measure entrainment at the top of the stratocumulus-capped boundary layer
off the California coast.
EBEX - Energy
Balance Experiment
August 2000
California
ELSS - Electrification
and Lightning of Severe Storms and MCS
May 10 - June 5,
2003
Norman, OK and surrounding
areas
Project to understand
storm electrification and lightning using upsonde and dropsonde systems.
EPIC-2001
- East Pacific Investigation of Climate Processes in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere
Systems
August - September
2001
Huatulco, Mexico
To investigate processes
that determine the nature of deep convection in and near the Inter-Tropical
Convergence Zone (ITCZ), determine the evolution of the vertical structure
of the atmospheric boundary layer as the surface winds flow northward.
FABLE 2000 -
Forest Atmosphere Boundary Layer Experiment 2000
August 2000
Park Falls, WI
To determine the
seasonal pattern of the vertical distribution of CO2 in the boundary layer
and lower troposphere.
FLOSS - Fluxes
over Snow Surfaces
February 18 - 28,
2003
North Park, CO
To study transport
in thin nocturnal draining flows and boundary layers and the influence
of downward heat transport on snow melts.
FLOSS II -
Fluxes over Snow Surfaces II
December 1, 2002
- April 1, 2003
Walden, CO
Use of the ISFF
to study the impact of downward heat transport on snow melt. FSPE
- Feasibility Study for Precipitation Enhancement in Puglia, Italy
November 1, 2004 - April 30, 2005
Aerotech SA Lugana, Switzerland
Feasibility study for precipitation enhancement
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