HVAMS:
Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study
For the last fifty years it has often been argued that studies of the lower atmosphere should concentrate on understanding the most elementary situations; we are to attack the more difficult problems later. Following this line, many projects continue...
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2003-09-04 00:00:00 |
2003-11-04 23:59:59 |
HUMS:
Humidity Sensing
The objective of the Humidity Sensing (HUMS) project was to create a humidity sensor that was much faster, and also capable of measuring lower humidity levels, than was possible with existing technology. Since H2O is a major factor in atmospheric...
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1979-11-06 00:00:00 |
1979-11-06 23:59:59 |
HS3:
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel
The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) project is a multi-year investigation aimed at examining hurricane formation and intensity change. In 2011 there were two research flights of the unmanned NOAA/NASA Global Hawk (GH) aircraft on 9 and 14...
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2011-09-11 00:00:00 |
2014-09-30 23:59:59 |
HKAQS:
Hong Kong Air Quality Study
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1994-10-06 06:22:57 |
1994-11-24 07:43:00 |
HIWC_2022:
High Ice Water Content 2022
Since the 1990’s, a significant number of engine power loss/damage events (>174) and air data probe anomalies occurred on transport airplanes while flying in or near deep convective clouds where high concentrations of ice crystals may have been...
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2022-07-05 00:00:00 |
2022-08-01 23:59:59 |
HIWC-RADAR-2018:
High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2018
The goal of the High Ice Water Content (HIWC) RADAR Flight Campaign is to develop a means to remotely identify regions of HIWC ahead of an aircraft to enable tactical detect and avoidance decision making by a flight crew. HIWC conditions occur in deep...
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2018-07-30 00:00:00 |
2018-08-21 23:59:59 |
HIWC-RADAR-2015:
High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2015
The goal of the High Ice Water Content (HIWC) RADAR Flight Campaign is to develop a means to remotely identify regions of HIWC ahead of an aircraft to enable tactical detect and avoidance decision making by a flight crew. HIWC conditions occur in deep...
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2015-08-10 00:00:00 |
2015-08-30 23:59:59 |
HIPPO5:
HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations 5 (HIPPO-5)
The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during...
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2011-08-15 01:01:00 |
2011-09-15 23:59:00 |
HIPPO4:
HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations 4 (HIPPO-4)
The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during...
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2011-06-01 01:01:00 |
2011-07-15 23:59:00 |
HIPPO3:
HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations 3 (HIPPO-3)
The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during...
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2010-03-20 00:00:00 |
2010-04-20 23:59:00 |
HIPPO2:
HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations 2 (HIPPO-2)
The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during...
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2009-10-26 00:00:00 |
2009-12-19 23:59:00 |
HIPPO:
HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations 1 (HIPPO-1)
The "Collaborative Research: HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study" measured cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during...
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2009-01-07 00:00:00 |
2009-01-31 23:59:00 |
HIGHWAY:
High Impact Weather Lake System
This project will address the lack of much needed in-situ observations and data availability both for research and meteorological operational purposes. Enhanced observations will be used to increase the scientific knowledge of storm initiation,...
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2018-12-20 00:00:00 |
2020-05-01 23:59:59 |
HEFT10:
HAIS Experimental Flight Test - 2010 (HEFT10)
HEFT-10 is one of the series of airborne projects that are conducted by the EOL RAF to allow instrument developers flight time on the G-V. Initially, HEFT projects were put in place to provide test flight opportunity to the HIAPER HAIS instrument...
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2009-12-01 00:00:00 |
2010-02-16 23:59:00 |
HEFT08-GISMOS:
HEFT08 - GNSS Instrument System for MultiStatic and Occultation Sensing
GISMOS was a project conducted over the Gulf of Mexico on the G-V aircraft. The purpose of the project was to test the GNSS Instrument System for MultiStatic and Occultation Sensing, a HAIS instrument. GISMOS is part of the HEFT-08 project. HEFT-08 is...
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2008-02-14 00:00:00 |
2008-02-22 23:59:59 |
HEFT08:
HAIS Experimental Flight Test - 2008 (HEFT08)
HEFT-08 is one of the series of airborne projects that are conducted by EOL RAF to allow instrument developers flight time on the GV. Initially, HEFT projects were put in place to provide test flight opportunity to the HIAPER HAIS instrument developers...
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2008-02-01 00:00:00 |
2008-02-29 23:59:00 |
HCR-Test:
HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) Test
The HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) Test project is a test flight program out of the Research Avaition Facility (RAF) in Broomfield, CO. The goal of the program is to flight test several instruments (HCR, HARP, AVPAS) for the upcoming Cloud System Evolution...
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2014-11-10 00:00:00 |
2014-11-21 23:59:59 |
HARP1990:
Hawaiian Rainband Experiment
The Hawaiian Rainband Project (HaRP), conducted in July and August of 1990, used aircraft, radar, surface, and upper-air measurements to investigate the formation and dynamical and microphysical structure of rainbands offshore of the Big Island. One...
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1990-07-19 00:00:00 |
1990-08-22 23:59:00 |
HAPEX-MOBILHY:
Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment - Modelisation du BiLan Hydrique
The major goal of the Hydrologic Atmospheric Pilot EXperiment (HAPEX) was to measure the hydrological budget and evaporation flux at the scale of a general circulation model grid square (i.e. 10 km2). In support of this goal, networks were operated for...
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1986-05-09 11:21:36 |
1986-07-15 10:53:49 |
HANNA90:
Hanna: Sigma Research Corporation Project Support
Hanna90 was in support of a research program for Sigma Research Corporation sponsored by both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, with Steven Hanna of SRC as the PI. The objective of the program ws to investigate the correlations of wind...
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1990-03-30 00:00:00 |
1990-08-20 23:59:59 |
HAIC-HIWC_2015:
High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project - 2015
The purpose of the HAIC/HIWC International field campaign is to collect cloud data in deep convective clouds to fulfill the industry and scientific objectives, as outlined in the HIWC Science Plan and the HAIC Description of Work. In particular the...
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2015-04-01 00:00:00 |
2015-05-31 23:59:59 |
HAIC-HIWC:
High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project 2014
The purpose of the HAIC/HIWC International field campaign is to collect cloud data in deep convective clouds to fulfill the industry and scientific objectives, as outlined in the HIWC Science Plan and the HAIC Description of Work. In particular the...
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2014-01-15 00:00:00 |
2014-03-15 23:59:59 |
GTE-TRACE:
Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator-Atlantic
The NASA TRACE-A (Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator-Atlantic) field study was deployed in August 1992 to determine the cause and source of high concentrations of ozone that accumulate over the Atlantic ocean between southern Africa...
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1992-09-21 00:00:00 |
1992-10-24 23:59:59 |
GRIP:
Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes
The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment was a NASA campaign aimed at gaining a better understanding of how tropical storms develop into major hurricanes. The field project was conducted between 15 August and 30 September 2010,...
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2010-08-15 00:00:00 |
2010-09-30 23:59:59 |
GRAVE-I:
GRAVE - I Volcano
A Lockheed L-188 Electra was made available to interested scientists for a few days prior to and following the Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) in Point Barrow, Alaska, which was specially equipped for cloud physics and atmospheric...
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1976-02-01 00:00:00 |
1976-02-21 23:59:59 |
GRAINEX:
The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment
Land use land cover and subsequent changes (LULCC) play an important role in weather and climate systems. Observations and modeling studies suggest that LULCC impacts meso- regional, and potentially global-scale atmospheric circulations, temperature,...
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2018-05-25 00:00:00 |
2018-06-30 23:59:59 |
GOTHAAM:
Greater New York Oxidant Trace gas Halogen and Aerosol Airborne Mission
GOTHAAM is a collaborative field study to study the atmospheric chemistry of the New York City air plume, to understand the sources and sinks of air pollution in the region, and to think about how the plume impacts air quality and climate for the...
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2023-07-01 00:00:00 |
2023-08-12 23:59:59 |
GOTEX:
Gulf Of Tehuantepec Experiment, Coupled Development of Ocean Waves and Boundary Layers (aka OceanWaves)
When high pressure is over the Gulf of Mexico in the Caribbean, a circulation sets up forcing strong winds through the Chivela mountain pass, creating an off-shore jet over the Pacific Ocean. The wind can blow out for 500-600 km offshore for several...
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2004-01-25 00:00:00 |
2004-02-29 23:59:59 |
GLOBEone:
Globe One
GLOBE ONE is a field campaign involving a first hand partnership between students and scientists to collect a structured, multidisciplinary data set designed to answer a research question. The question being asked is: For corn and soybeans, what are...
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2004-05-09 00:00:00 |
2005-11-10 23:59:00 |
GLALE:
Great Lakes Aerosol Loading Experiment
The Great Lakes Aerosol Loading Experiment (GLALE) was led by Dr. Herman Sievering, who investigated the loading of Lake Michigan, deriving from airborne particulate deposition. He measured the state and airflow parameters and aerosol concentration...
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1978-05-16 00:00:00 |
1978-05-26 23:59:59 |
GHP:
GEWEX Hydrometeorology Panel
There are 5 continental-scale studies being conducted around the world, BALTEX, GAME, MAGS, CATCH, GCIP, and LBA. The GHP will be responsible for assisting GEWEX to demonstrate skill in predicting variabilities in water resources and soil moisture on...
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1996-01-01 00:00:00 |
2002-12-31 23:59:59 |
GCIP:
GEWEX Continental-scale International Projects
The projects of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-scale International Project (GCIP).
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1996-01-01 00:00:00 |
2011-12-21 23:59:00 |
GATE:
GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
The Global Atmospheric Research Program's (GARP) Atlantic Tropical Experiment took place in the summer of 1974. Because of its enormous size (72 nations were involved) and scope, the GATE experiment was divided into a Central Program, which ensured...
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1974-06-15 00:00:00 |
1974-09-23 23:59:00 |
GAPP:
GEWEX Americas Prediction Project
The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Americas Prediction Project (GAPP) initiative is developing an improved capability to make seasonal to annual forecasts through better land surface and hydrologic modeling. Funded by both NOAA and...
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2001-04-01 00:00:00 |
2007-12-31 23:59:59 |
GAMETAG-78:
Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases - 1978
Because of the unique roll played by the hydroxide (OH) free radical in controlling tropospheric chemistry, the Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases (GAMETAG) project collected measurements of tropospheric OH....
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1978-04-27 00:00:00 |
1978-06-01 23:59:59 |
GAMETAG-77:
Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases - 1977
Because of the unique roll played by the hydroxide (OH) free radical in controlling tropospheric chemistry, the Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases (GAMETAG) project collected measurements of tropospheric OH....
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1977-08-07 00:00:00 |
1977-09-06 23:59:59 |
GAMETAG-76:
Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases - 1976
Because of the unique roll played by the hydroxide (OH) free radical in controlling tropospheric chemistry, the Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases (GAMETAG) project collected measurements of tropospheric OH....
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1976-07-23 00:00:00 |
1976-07-23 23:59:59 |
GALE:
Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment
The Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment (GALE) was a four year cooperative research project that studied winter cyclones along the East Coast of the United States. The aircraft were used during an intensive two month field program, in which the role of...
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1986-01-16 15:43:20 |
1986-03-13 23:59:00 |
FRONT:
Front Range Observational Network Testbed
FRONT: A testbed for innovative weather and climate technology development; leading, promoting and enabling geoscience research and education. FRONT provides the atmospheric science community with an easily accessible, cost-efficient, observational...
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2014-04-01 00:00:00 |
2015-04-08 23:59:59 |
FraWST07:
Front Range Weather Study, 2007
FRaWSt (the Front Range Winter-weather Study) was an informal project using the S-Pol radar located at Marshall field site in Boulder County Colorado headed by Dr. Gywon Lee. Collocated with the radar were particle size disdrometers and a snow gauge...
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2007-01-10 00:00:00 |
2007-03-31 23:59:59 |
FRAPPE:
Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment
FRAPPE is looking at the air quality in the Northern Front Range Metropolitan Area (NFRMA) around Denver, Colorado and has important science and societal aspects. FRAPPE is focused on the following issues: The factors that control NFRMA surface ozone...
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2014-06-30 00:00:00 |
2014-08-25 23:59:59 |
FORMATION:
QueenAir Formation
The QueenAir Formation (FORMATION) project investigated the methods which multi-aircraft experiments utilize to collect data from onboard instruments and the variance in the respective data caused by turbulence. Dr. Donald Lenschow flew two QueenAir...
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1979-09-10 00:00:00 |
1979-09-19 23:59:59 |
FLOSS-II:
Fluxes Over Snow Surfaces II
FLOSSII is the second phase of the FLOSS project, studying the surface meteorology of snow-covered rangeland in the North Park region of Colorado, near Walden. The project used CSAT3 sonic anemometers for all wind sensing. Overall, their performance...
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2002-12-01 00:00:00 |
2003-04-10 23:59:59 |
FLOSS:
Fluxes Over Snow Surfaces
The FLOSS project studied the surface meteorology of snow-covered rangeland in the North Park region of Colorado, near Walden, from December 2001 to March 2002. The sonic anemometers were all Campbell CSAT3 anemometers, which generally performed well....
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2001-10-09 00:00:00 |
2002-04-02 23:59:59 |
FLATLAND96:
Flatland Observatory Project II
The 1996 Flatland Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment, FLATLAND96, was an investigation of the structure and dynamics of the planetary boundary layer. The scientific objectives of the study were: 1. To measure entrainment velocity in the convective...
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1996-06-20 00:00:00 |
1996-08-19 23:59:59 |
FLATLAND95:
Flatland Observatory Project
Two ISS systems were deployed in support of the Flatland project in central Illinois. These systems were used by the investigators at National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's(NOAA) Aeronomy Laboratory in conjunction with a third 915 MHZ...
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1995-07-29 00:00:00 |
1995-09-30 23:59:59 |
FIRE87:
First ISLSCP Regional Experiment - Stratocumulus
The overall goal of the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) was to improve the understanding of satellite measurements relating particularly to the fluxes of momentum, heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide from land...
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1987-06-29 00:00:00 |
1987-07-19 23:59:59 |
FIRE-II-Cirrus:
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) II-Cirrus
The First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) II-Cirrus project was an experimental investigation of the cirrus cloud systems that form an integral part of the second intensive field observational phase of the cirrus component of the First ISCCP Regional...
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1991-01-03 00:33:00 |
1991-11-30 17:45:00 |
FIRE:
First ISLSCP Regional Experiment
The overall goal of the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) is to improve our understanding of satellite measurements relating particularly to the fluxes of momentum, heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide from land...
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1986-10-13 18:24:53 |
1986-11-02 21:58:49 |
FIFE-II:
Second ISLSCP [International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project] Field Experiment
FIFE II is a supplement to FIFE in which aircraft were used for volumetric budget studies associated with the Konza site, since analysis of the 1987 data has shown that volumetric budgets may be feasible. Aircraft were also used to aid in verification...
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1989-07-19 15:40:00 |
1989-08-12 17:04:00 |
FIFE:
First ISLSCP Field Experiment
The First ISLSCP (International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project) Field Experiment (FIFE) was a large-scale climatology project conducted on the Konza Prairie in Kansas. The general objectives of FIFE were to: improve understanding of carbon...
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1987-05-26 11:35:00 |
1989-11-10 09:56:00 |
FIB-II:
Fires in Brazil II
The King Air was used during the peroid 8 September to 4 October 1993 to provide flight support for the Fires in Brazil-II project. This is an extension of the 1992 interdisciplinary program Fires in Brazil. The primary objective was to assess...
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1993-09-08 00:00:00 |
1993-10-04 23:59:59 |
FIB:
Fires in Brazil
The King Air was used 1-22 September 1992 to provide flight support for this interdisciplinary program designed to assess emissions to the atmosphere from widespread fires in central Brazil. This research was part of an assessment of fire extent and...
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1992-09-02 06:30:02 |
1992-09-22 14:52:04 |
FASTEX:
Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment
The primary goal of the FASTEX field program was to advance the scientific understanding necessary to enable detailed diagnosis and prediction of the life cycles and effects of eastern oceanic storms and their associated cloud and precipitation systems...
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1997-01-01 00:00:00 |
1997-02-28 23:59:59 |
FASINEX:
Frontal Air-Sea INteraction EXperiment
The purpose of the Frontal Air-Sea INteraction EXperiment (FASINEX) was to study the oceanic and atmospheric dynamics and interactions around a sea surface temperature front. The experiment took place south of Bermuda and involved several ships,...
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1986-02-16 12:54:26 |
1986-02-25 18:35:33 |
FACE:
Florida Area Cumulus Experiment
The 1975 Florida Area Cumulus Experiment (FACE-75) began on 16 June and ended on 15 September, 1975, spanning 92 days with randomized cumuli seeding and other studies over a substantial target area (1.3 × 104 km2) in south Florida.
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1975-06-16 00:00:00 |
1975-09-15 23:59:59 |
FAC:
Flow Around Cumuli
The Flow Around Cumuli (FAC) project was designed to make convergence measurements around cumulus clouds and thunderstorms. Such inflow and outflow information provided a critical test of convective models and was useful in determining the effect of...
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1982-08-09 00:00:00 |
1982-08-27 23:59:59 |
FABLE:
Forest Atmosphere Boundary Layer Experiment
An NCAR ISS will be deployed at the Park Falls, Wisconis tall tower site (WLEF-TV tower, instrumented as part of the Chequamegon Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study) for the month of August, 2000. The deployment will conincide both with continuous flux and...
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1997-09-01 00:00:00 |
2000-08-31 23:59:59 |
ESCAPE:
Experiment of Sea Breeze Convection, Aerosols, Precipitation, and Environment
Convective clouds play an important role in the Earth’s climate system as a driver of large-scale circulations and a primary mechanism for the transport of heat, moisture, aerosols, and momentum throughout the troposphere. Despite their climatic...
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2022-05-10 00:00:00 |
2022-07-10 23:59:59 |
ERICA:
Experiment on Rapidly-Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic
This project deals with examining the role of the baroclinic boundary layer processes in explosive cyclogenesis. The hypothesis was an important process in conjunction with other (large scale) forcing. Another objective of the project was to compare...
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1988-12-09 07:51:00 |
1989-02-12 23:02:00 |
EPOCH:
East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes Dropsondes
This is the data archive site for the EPOCH-2017 Dropsondes. This NASA led project which planned six 24-hour science flights using the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. Only three of the flights were conducted and those were supported through a...
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2017-08-01 00:00:00 |
2017-08-30 23:59:59 |
EPIC:
Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate
EPIC-2001 field campaign is part of the CLIVAR/PACS multinational cooperative experiment sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in collaboration with CONACyT (Mexico) and INAMHI ...
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2001-09-01 00:00:00 |
2001-10-15 23:59:59 |
EMEX:
Equatorial Mesoscale EXperiment
The Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment (EMEX) was designed to test one main hypothesis, namely that the net diabatic heating associated with the near equatorial convective cloud systems is strongest in the upper troposphere. EMEX explored the vertical air...
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1987-01-14 00:00:00 |
1987-02-13 23:59:59 |
ELSS:
Electrification and Lightning of Severe Storms (aka TELEX-1)
The broad objective of TELEX is to learn how lightning and other electrical storm properties are dependent on storm structure, updrafts, and precipitation. This information will point to new ways for the National Weather Service to use lightning...
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2003-05-01 00:00:00 |
2003-06-20 23:59:59 |
ELSCAM:
ELectra SCAlar Measurement Evaluation
Five identical temperature sensors were mounted on the Electra to evaluate the possible flow deformation effects on scalar measurements made on the fuselage near the radome. Effects of sensor location, airspeed, altitude and time of day were tested for.
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1987-10-26 08:49:39 |
1987-10-28 11:37:10 |
ELDORA:
ELectra DOppler RAdar
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1994-06-27 20:03:15 |
1995-03-11 04:07:45 |
ELDOME:
ELectra raDOME tests
This project consists of a series of test flights from May 4 - 13, 1988 to evaluate a new radome on the NCAR Electra (Tail number: N308D). On May 10, an intercomparison flight was flown with the NCAR King Air and the data were merged into a single file...
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1988-05-04 11:26:00 |
1988-05-13 14:56:00 |
ECLIPSE2019:
Direct measurement of the coronal magnetic field
Direct measurement of the coronal magnetic field remains a top priority for solar physics. The coronal magnetic field controls the structure, plasma dynamics, and stability of the solar atmosphere. Current efforts at detailed physics-based coronal...
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2019-05-17 00:00:00 |
2019-07-05 23:59:59 |
ECLIPSE:
Pathfinder and science observations of the infrared solar corona during the 21st August 2017 total eclipse
This project aims to measure, for the first time, the infrared spectrum of the solar corona from 2 to 12 µ. Three experiments are planned to fly on the GV aircraft to accompany the spectral survey from the ground, producing partial images of the corona...
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2016-10-19 00:00:00 |
2017-08-21 23:59:59 |
EBEX:
Energy Balance Experiment, 2000
The Energy Balance Experiment (EBEX-2000) studied the ability of state-of-the-art measurements to close the surface energy balance over a surface (a vegetative canopy with large evapotranspiration) where closure has been difficult to obtain. A flood...
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2000-07-20 00:00:00 |
2000-08-24 23:59:59 |
EAE:
Extended Area Effects
The Extended Area Effects (EAE) project aimed at observing the dynamical and microphysical structure of the upwind target cloud, the downwind region and the downwind target cloud as well as long range plume tracing. It also emphasized the long-range...
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1978-01-26 00:00:00 |
1978-02-28 23:59:59 |
DYNAMO:
Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
There is considerable evidence for the importance of the MJO in weather and climate (e.g., hurricane activity, U.S. West Coast flooding events, and ENSO), and in their seamless prediction. But our ability of simulating and predicting the MJO is...
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2011-10-01 00:00:00 |
2012-03-31 23:59:59 |
DYCOMS-II:
Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus Phase II
DYCOMS-II is the name given to a field campaign which collected data for the purposes of testing large-eddy simulations of nocturnal stratocumulus. The experiment consisted of nine flights out of North Island Naval Air Station (just west of San Diego)...
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2001-07-07 00:00:00 |
2001-07-28 23:59:59 |
DYCOMS:
DYnamics and Chemistry Of Marine Stratocumulus experiment
The purpose of DYCOMS was to investigate the chemistry, dynamics and microphysics of the marine stratocumulus layer off the California coast in summer. This marine stratocumulus region is formed under a strong inversion in the marine boundary layer....
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1985-07-30 10:53:00 |
1985-08-21 12:42:48 |
DUSTORM:
Project DUSTORM
Project DUSTORM investigated the influences of both large-scale cyclogenesis and microphysical processes caused by atmospheric aerosols on the production of severe convective storms. The L-188 Electra aircraft was utilized in collecting data for this...
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1975-04-18 00:00:00 |
1975-04-27 23:59:59 |
DOWNWASH94:
Combustion Turbine Plume Rise and Building Downwash Model Development
DOWNWASH94 (Full name: Combustion Turbine Plume Rise and Building Downwash Model Development) was an EPRI-funded program with principal investigator Lloyd Schulman (Sigma Research Corporation). This program was designed to provide data for the...
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1994-01-11 00:00:00 |
1994-04-14 23:59:59 |
DOCIMS:
Drizzle and Open Cells in Marine Stratocumulus (a G-V Progressive Science subcomponent)
From November 22 to December 23, five projects were conducted under the umbrella of the HIAPER Progressive Science Mission: START (Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport), CHAPS (Characterization of the HIAPER Aircraft in Progressive...
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2005-11-21 00:00:00 |
2006-01-13 23:59:00 |
DLR:
DLR Falcon with dropsondes
NOAA and DLR are instrumenting high altitude jet aircraft for meteorological research and operations. One of the primary mission requirements for the aircraft is to obtain atmospheric profiles below the aircraft. SSSF will design and build a new, state...
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1994-03-04 00:00:00 |
1994-03-07 23:59:59 |
DELTA:
Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes
DELTA (Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes) is a NOAA campaign that takes many of the assets from the PERiLS campaigns to examine three overarching storm modes QLCSs (Quasi-Linear Convective Systems), supercells, and supercell/QLCS...
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2023-12-12 00:00:00 |
2024-04-15 23:59:59 |
DEEPWAVE_2013:
DEEPWAVE 2013 Dry Run
The DEEPWAVE project is intended to measure gravity waves from their source in the troposphere to their breakdown in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (i.e., MLT). The location of the project is based on satellite indications that in austral...
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2013-07-09 00:00:00 |
2013-08-31 23:59:59 |
DEEPWAVE:
A Study of Deeply Propagating Gravity Waves from the Earth's Surface to the Mesosphere
DEEPWAVE is going to study the dynamics of gravity waves (GWs) from the surface of the earth to the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). The project examines how tropospheric winds and storms modulate the generation of GWs, how GWs propagate...
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2014-06-01 00:00:00 |
2014-07-31 23:59:59 |
DC3:
Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project
The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Project (DC3) field campaign investigates the impact of deep, midlatitude continental convective clouds, including their dynamical, physical, and lightning processes, on upper tropospheric (UT) composition and...
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2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
2012-06-30 23:59:59 |
DBO:
Distributed Biological Observatory
The “Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO)” is envisioned as a change detection array along a latitudinal gradient extending from the northern Bering Sea to the Barrow Arc. DBO sampling is focused on transects centered on locations of high...
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2010-06-01 00:00:00 |
2017-10-31 23:59:59 |
DASH04:
DASH04
In an effort to build the last large (4m) solar (viewing the sun; obviously during the day) telescope. This telescope will have about 1000 actuators to dynamically adjust for atmospheric interference, but they have limitations, so it is necessary to...
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2004-04-01 00:00:00 |
2004-04-02 23:59:59 |
CZWEP:
Coastal Zone Wind Energy Project
The Coastal Zone Wind Energy Project (CZWEP) focused on developing a procedure for locating optimum regions for wind energy conversions within the coastal zone of the U.S. Dr. Michael Garstang utilized the QueenAir, B-80 aircraft to determine two...
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1980-01-24 00:00:00 |
1980-02-05 23:59:59 |
CYCLES-79:
Cyclonic Extratropical Storms - 1979
The Cyclonic Extratropical Storms (CYCLES) project investigated the properties of extratropical cyclonic storms and their associated precipitation off the coast of Washington. This project provided the basis for important new knowledge conceding the...
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1979-03-03 00:00:00 |
1979-03-28 23:59:59 |
CWEX:
Crop/Wind-energy EXperiment
In CWEX-11, flux towers were deployed close to an east-west line of six turbines, labeled B1-B6 from west to east (see Fig. 1). The upwind reference tower (NCAR 1) was placed 2.0 D south of turbine B2, where D is the turbine fan diameter (74 m for this...
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2011-06-22 00:00:00 |
2011-08-16 23:59:59 |
CuPIDO:
Cumulus Photogrammetric, In-Situ and Doppler Observations
The Cumulus Photogrammetric, In-situ and Doppler Observations (CuPIDO) field experiment will use digital visible spectrum cameras, surface mesonet stations, high temporal resolution soundings and aircraft data to examine the onset and transition of...
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2006-07-01 00:00:00 |
2006-08-31 23:59:00 |
CTW:
Coastal Waves 1996 (Coastally Trapped Waves)
The Coastal Waves 1996 experiment was designed to study coastal atmospheric phenomena along the California coast. This study was designed to address several problems, including the cross-shore variability and turbulent structure of the marine boundary...
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1996-06-01 00:00:00 |
1996-07-03 23:59:59 |
CSTRIPE:
Coastal Stratocumulus Imposed Perturbation Experiment
CSTRIPE is field experiment designed to quantify the effect aerosol has on the microphysics, precipitation and dynamics of marine stratocumulus (MSc). The CIRPAS Twin Otter aircraft will be deployed in a three week mission off the coast of Monterey,...
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2003-07-01 00:00:00 |
2003-07-21 23:59:59 |
CSET:
Cloud System Evolution in the Trades
The Cloud Systems Evolution in the Trades (CSET) study aims to describe and explain the evolution of the boundary layer aerosol, cloud, and thermodynamic structures along trajectories within the north-Pacific trade-winds using the NSF Gulfstream V ...
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2015-06-01 00:00:00 |
2015-08-15 23:59:59 |
CSAE:
Contrail Studies Airborne Exhaust
The primary objectives of the Contrail Studies Airborne Exhaust project were (1) the precise determination of the conditions under which a plume forms in the exhaust from the engines of the NCAR Sabreliner, and (2) comparison of those conditions with...
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1989-03-21 13:49:38 |
1989-04-20 15:56:09 |
CRYSTAL-FACE:
The Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment
Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from human activities warm our climate. Two effects of this warming are the increase of clouds and the rise of water vapor in the atmosphere. Both of these in turn influence the impacts of the man-made gases on...
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2002-04-01 00:00:00 |
2002-07-29 23:59:59 |
CPSUP:
Cloud Physics of Snow and Urban Plumes
The Cloud Physics of Snow and Urban Plumes (CPSUP) project concentrated on the physics and dynamics of winter snowstorms in the Midwest. Dr. Roscoe R. Braham focused on the Lake Michigan area where a number of significant meteorological problems could...
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1978-11-03 00:00:00 |
1978-12-19 23:59:59 |
CPS:
Cloud and Precipitation Study 2008
The Cloud and Precipitation Study (CPS) was a project aimed at examining shallow and deep convection, as well as stratiform precipitation, in a tropical/subtropical environment in an attempt to better understand cloud and precipitation processes. The...
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2008-07-30 00:00:00 |
2008-09-30 23:59:59 |
CPPA:
Climate Prediction Project for the Americas (derived from PACS and GAPP)
The Climate Prediction Program for the Americas (CPPA) is a competitive research program to improve operational intraseasonal to interannual climate prediction and the hydrological applications. This program is strongly motivated by the Nation's need...
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2002-01-01 00:00:00 |
2006-12-31 23:59:59 |
CPEX-CV:
Convective Processes Experiment - Cabo Verde
The NASA CPEX-CV field campaign based out of Cabo Verde during August-September 2022 was conducted aboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft equipped with remote sensors and dropsonde-launch capability measuring of tropospheric aerosols, winds, temperature, water...
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2022-09-01 00:00:00 |
2022-10-02 23:59:59 |
CPACE:
Central Pacific Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
The Central Pacific Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (CPACE) flew a Lockheed Electra airplane to sample chemical species over the Pacific with the goal of understanding the ways that phytoplankton interact with the Earth's atmosphere and affect the...
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1989-03-23 09:01:04 |
1989-04-12 17:10:11 |
COSE-79:
Colorado Orographic Seeding Experiment - 1979
Professor Lewis O. Grant utilized the QueenAir, B-80 aircraft to investigate the solution to key physical problems in the development of a weather modification technology of broad applicability, as well as for the immediate area of study, the Colorado...
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1979-11-17 00:00:00 |
1979-12-22 23:59:59 |
COSE:
Colorado Orographic Seeding Experiment
Coordinated polarization lidar, Ku-band radar and dual-channel microwave radiometer observations of a deep orographic cloud system were collected from a mountain-base site in northwestern Colorado as part of the Colorado Orographic Seeding Experiment ...
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1984-11-25 05:58:13 |
1984-12-20 16:32:39 |
