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The EOL data archive contains atmospheric, meteorological, and other geophysical datasets from operational sources and the scientific research programs and projects for which NCAR/EOL has provided data management support. The project list may be sorted by selecting the header keys and full project descriptions and dataset lists are available by selecting the project title. You may search for projects with the form below. You may also search for datasets by keyword or space and time.

Projects

535 projects (100 shown)

Name: Title / Summary Begin Date (UTC) End Date (UTC)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
1984-11-25 05:58:13 1984-12-20 16:32:39
COPS-91: Cooperative Oklahoma Profiler Studies
This project, sponsored by the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), NASA, the University of Oklahoma, NOAA and Colorado State University, was run at NSSL from 15 April to 20 June, 1991.  Fifteen PAM-II stations were deployed between Amarillo,...
1991-04-24 00:00:00 1991-06-03 23:59:59
COPE95: Coastal Ocean Probing Experiment, 1995
The Coastal Ocean Probing Experiment (COPE) was a follow-on experiment to SCOPE. It was held in September/October, 1995 along the northern Oregon coast and also involved the NOAA/D radar but with the addition of the NOAA/K radar. These radars were...
1995-09-10 00:00:00 1995-10-10 23:59:59
CONV_WAVES: Convection Waves/Convective Waves
The Convection Wave project was a multi-aircraft investigation into the structure and behavior of gravity wave systems over convectively active boundary layers (CBLs) in the presence of vertical wind shear. These 'convection waves' occur over flat...
1985-06-13 12:45:00 1988-05-09 13:37:00
CONTRAST: Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics
The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST)  experiment is designed to measure the chemistry and transport of reactive chemical species into  the tropical Tropopause Transition Layer (TTL) over the Western Pacific warm pool...
2014-01-11 00:00:00 2014-03-03 23:59:59
CONS: Convective Storms
The Convection Storms (CONS) project utilized the QueenAir, B-80 and A-80 aircrafts to measure the precipitation growth generated in convective clouds. It resolved some of the existing uncertainties pertaining to precipitation growth taking place...
1978-07-01 00:00:00 1978-07-31 23:59:59
CONCORDIASI: Concordiasi
Concordiasi is a joint French-United States initiative that started during the International Polar Year (IPY). The field experiments took place over Antarctica during September-November 2008, December 2009, and September-December 2010. This archive...
2008-09-01 00:00:00 2010-12-31 23:59:00
COMET: COMET Case Studies
COMET Web-Based Case Studies are a collection of meteorological data for specific events. They include WSR-88D radar, GOES-8 or 10 satellite data, NCEP model data, Family of Services text data, upper-air and profiler data, and any contributed data sets...
1993-03-11 00:00:00 2002-11-11 23:59:59
COHMEX: Cooperative Huntsville Meterological Experiment (COHMEX)
This project was an combined effort in support of Microburst and Severe Thunderstorm (MIST)  and NASA-sponsored Satellite Precipitation and Cloud Experiment (SPACE), including support of Gregory Forbes (Pennsylvania State University), V.N. Bringi ...
1986-05-01 00:00:00 1986-07-31 23:59:59
CODE-II: Second COastal Dynamics Experiment
The purpose of the Second COastal Dynamics Experiment (CODE-II) project was to identify and study important dynamical processes that govern the wind-driven motion of coastal water over the continental shelf. Measurements of the wind field, momentum,...
1982-05-17 00:00:00 1982-07-26 23:59:59
CODE-I: First COastal Dynamics Experiment
The purpose of the First COastal Dynamics Experiment (CODE-I) project was to identify and study important dynamical processes that govern the wind-driven motion of coastal water over the continental shelf. Measurements of the wind field, momentum, heat...
1981-04-21 00:00:00 1981-05-20 23:59:59
COBRA-NA: CO2 Budget and Regional Airborne Study: North America 2003
The objective of COBRA 2003 is to test concepts for observations and data assimilation to determine the large scale sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and ozone-destroying gases from North America. The study will cover spatial scales from regional...
2003-05-20 00:00:00 2003-07-01 23:59:59
COAST: Coastal Observation And Simulation with Topography
The Coastal Observation and Simulation with Topography (COAST) program has examined the interaction of both steady-state and transient cool-season synoptic features, such as fronts and cyclones, with the coastal terrain of western North America. Its...
1993-11-29 00:00:00 1993-12-17 23:59:59
CO2: CO2 Instrumentation Test
Gail Bingham (Utah State University) made changes in the sensing head of his fast-response C02 instrument to provide a local measurement of pressure and temperature. These data allowed corrections to eliminate anomalous measured variations in CO2.
1983-07-06 02:23:24 1984-10-31 16:57:33
CMMRP: Cloud Microphysical Measurements and Radar Polarization
The major objective of this project was to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of precipitation formation via the ice phase, especially for frontal and upslope conditions near the Alps. The experimental technique was to obtain well coordinated...
1987-11-12 15:23:11 1987-12-07 11:34:24
CME04: Carbon in the Mountains Experiment 2004
The Carbon in the Mountains Experiment (CME04) occurred during the Airborne Carbon in the Mountains Experiment (ACME). Field operations during this project took place along the Niwot Ridge of the Colorado Front Range of the Rocky Mountains from June to...
2004-06-10 00:00:00 2004-10-05 23:59:59
Cloud_Seeding: Numerical Simulation of Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding
In April 1999, SSSF's Mobile GLASS supported the Cloud Seeding project for Harold Orville and Richard Farley from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). Scientists at SDSMT develop and use various types of models to simulate the...
1999-04-01 00:00:00 1999-04-30 23:59:59
Cloud_Isotope: Stable Isotopes in Cloud Tops
Stable Isotopes in Cloud Tops flew the Sabreliner (Tail Number N307D) to determine the vertical transport of ice in clouds and the clouds' mechanism in controlling the concentration of water vapor in the upper troposphere. A stable isotope method was...
1992-10-01 15:32:00 1992-10-21 10:27:00
CLLS: Chemical Layering in the Lower Stratosphere
Fine scale layering in the lower stratosphere has been observed in the temperature, condensation nuclei and water vapor structure. The Chemical Layering in the Lower Stratosphere program used the Sabreliner to make measurements of the above parameters...
1990-12-21 13:04:00 1991-01-24 12:50:00
CLIVAR-KESS: Climate Variability and Predictability Project - Kuroshio Extension Sytem Study
The Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) Project is an international, multi-agency campaign aimed at understanding the physical processes responsible for climate variability and predictability.  The Kuroshio Extension Sytem Study (KESS) is a...
2006-05-29 00:00:00 2006-07-04 23:59:59
CLIMODE: Clivar Mode Water Dynamic Experiment
CLIMODE is a project to study the dynamics of 'Eighteen Degree Water' (EDW), the subtropical mode water of the North Atlantic. This project stems from two years of CLIVAR planning (with advice and support of both the Atlantic and US CLIVAR committees)...
2005-11-09 00:00:00 2007-11-19 23:59:59
CiS_2: Careers in Science 2
Careers in Science (CiS) is a targeted education and outreach program planned for 2011 that exposes students from accredited postsecondary minority institutions to career opportunities within the areas of science and science support. Multi-day visits...
2011-11-08 00:00:00 2011-11-18 23:59:59
CiS_1: Careers in Science 1
Careers in Science (CiS) is a targeted education and outreach program planned for 2010 & 2011 that exposes students from accredited postsecondary minority institutions to career opportunities within the areas of science and science support. Multi-day...
2010-10-27 00:00:00 2010-10-29 23:59:59
CINDE: Convective Initiation Downburst Experiment
The Convection Initiation and Downburst Experiment (CINDE) was conducted in the Denver, Colorado area from 22 June to 7 August 1987 to study processes leading to the formation of deep convection and the physics of downbursts. A total of 6 Doppler...
1987-06-22 15:06:00 1987-07-28 18:14:00
CHOX-1: Cloudwater Hydroperoxides, Phase 1
1987-03-30 11:03:28 1987-04-10 14:40:38
CHILL_TEX-2003: CHILL T-28 Experiment 2003
The CHILL T-28 Experiment 2003 (CHILL-TEX 2003) supported research into polarimetric radar analysis techniques by V. N. Bringi and V. Chandrasekar of CSU, and P. L. Smith of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). In addition, observations...
2003-07-21 00:00:00 2003-08-03 23:59:59
CHILL_TEX-2002: CHILL T-28 Experiment 2002
The main goal of the CHILL T-28 Experiment 2002 (CHILL-TEX 2002) was to develop a technique for monitoring production of NOx compounds by lightning in thunderstorms using a light-weight relatively inexpensive analyzer. Additionally, observations of...
2002-06-03 00:00:00 2002-06-18 23:59:59
CHEESEHEAD: Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors
The Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors (CHEESEHEAD) is an intensive field campaign designed specifically to address long-standing puzzles regarding the role of atmospheric...
2019-06-24 00:00:00 2019-10-11 23:59:59
CHATS: Canopy Horizontal Array Turbulence Study
The objective of CHATS was to make spatial measurements of the velocity and scalar turbulence fields in a uniformly vegetated canopy, using arrays of sonic anemometer/thermometers augmented with fast response water vapor and carbon dioxide sensors....
2007-03-15 00:00:00 2007-06-15 23:59:59
CHAPS: Characterization of HIAPER Aircraft in Progressive Science (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...
2005-08-15 00:00:00 2006-01-13 23:59:59
CHACHA: CHemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols
CHACHA aims to assess the extent to which Arctic change, particularly sea ice loss and increased fossil fuel extraction in the New Arctic, modifies multiphase halogen, nitrogen, and sulfur chemistry, in turn affecting aerosols, clouds, and the fate of...
2022-01-01 00:00:00 2022-05-01 23:59:59
CG_WaveS: Convective Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere
CG WaveS will seek to measure and quantify gravity waves excited by deep convection ranging from single cells to frontal systems and squall lines and their propagation and dissipation throughout the stratosphere. This will be accomplished by HIAPER...
2023-04-25 00:00:00 2023-07-02 23:59:59
CFACT: Cold Fog Amongst Complex Terrain
CFACT is a field campaign that investigates cold fog formation in mountain valleys.  The overarching goals of the CFACT project are to 1) investigate cold fog development and environment conditions in complex terrain with the latest observation...
2022-01-06 00:00:00 2022-02-23 23:59:59
CEPEX: Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment
The overall scientific goal of CEPEX was to establish the relative roles of cirrus radiative effects and surface evaporation in limiting maximum sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Objectives: The specific experimental objectives...
1993-03-07 00:00:00 1993-04-07 23:59:59
CEOP/EOP-4: Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period EOP-4
The Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) seeks to establish an integrated global observing system for the water cycle which responds to both scientific and social needs. It is built as the foundation of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP)...
2003-10-01 00:00:00 2004-03-31 23:59:00
CEOP/EOP-3: Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period EOP-3
The Coordinated Enhanced ObservingPeriod (CEOP) seeks to establish an integrated global observing system for the water cycle which responds to both scientific and social needs. It is built as the foundation of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP)...
2002-10-01 00:00:00 2003-09-30 23:59:59
CEOP/EOP-1: Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period EOP-1
The Coordinated Enhanced ObservingPeriod (CEOP) seeks to establish an integrated global observing system for the water cycle which responds to both scientific and social needs. It is built as the foundation of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP)...
2001-07-01 00:00:00 2001-09-30 23:59:59
CEOP: Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observation Project
The goal of the Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observation Project (CEOP) is to understand and predict continental to local-scale hydroclimates with application to water resources. Associated science questions include: What are the average...
2002-10-01 00:00:00 2012-12-31 23:23:00
CDC: Cloud Droplet Chemistry
The CDC project investigated how droplet chemistry is affected by droplet growth processes, chemical reactions, and entrainment. Two different collection methods for cloud water were used: the Mohnen slotted rods, which collected a bulk cloud water...
1989-09-15 08:42:52 1989-10-08 09:36:03
CCOPE-2015: Chilean Coastal Orographic Precipitation Experiment
CCOPE was an exploratory field campaign in Chile's Nahuelbuta Mountains south of Concepción, from 5/22/15 - 8/15/15. Researchers from UAlbany, the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, the Universidad de Concepcion, and the Universidad de...
2015-05-22 00:00:00 2015-08-15 23:59:59
CCOPE: Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment
The Bureau of Reclamation (BuREC) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) collaborated in a joint field program called the Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment (CCOPE) that was conducted near Miles City, Montana (22 May - 7...
1981-05-18 00:00:00 1981-08-07 23:59:59
CBMF: Cumulonimbus Mass Flux
The Cumulonimbus Mass Flux study collected convergence measurements around cumulonimbus clouds over the Magdalena Mountain Range of New Mexico in the vicinity of the Langmuir Laboratory. The Sabreliner was used to obtain horizontal mass fluxes in and...
1984-07-20 12:45:46 1984-08-17 12:17:44
CASP_II: Canadian Atlantic Storms Program II
The Canadian Atlantic Storms Program (CASP) II was conducted near the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, from 15 January through 15 March 1992 to improve understanding and prediction of the mesoscale structure of east coast storms and to improve...
1992-01-15 00:00:00 1992-03-15 23:59:59
CASES-99: Cooperative Atmospheric Surface Exchange Study 1999
The Cooperative Atmospheric Surface Exchange Study October 1999 (CASES-99) field observational program represents the second study to investigate linkages between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface. This study is designed to examine events in the...
1999-10-01 00:00:00 1999-10-31 23:59:59
CASES-97: Cooperative Atmospheric Surface Exchange Study 1997
Observing and Modeling the effects of soil moisture on the diurnal behavoir of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer. Objectives: The broad objectives were two-fold: a) observe and model the effects of the fair weather boundary layer's diurnal cycle, and b)...
1997-04-22 00:00:00 1997-05-22 23:59:59
CARP: Carpenter Wyoming study
Four PAMII stations were deployed near Carpenter, Wyoming in a one-mile square network during September and October, 1986. These stations provided background meteorological information and were used in particular to determine the convergence of the...
1986-09-15 00:00:00 1986-10-15 23:59:59
CAREER: Research on Convective Snow in the Central United States
Thundersnow events (snow attended by lightning and thunder) will be examined with a multiscale approach using standard meteorological platforms (e.g., rawinsonde network, National Lightning Detection Network), observations in the field (integrated...
2005-01-15 00:00:00 2008-01-31 23:59:59
CaPE: Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment
Convective precipitation field experiment conducted in east central Florida. Objectives: 1. Identify relationships between co-evolving wind, water, and electric fields within convective clouds. 2. Determine the meteorological and electrical conditions...
1991-07-08 00:00:00 1991-08-18 23:59:59
CAMP2Ex: Clouds, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment
The Clouds, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment (CAMP²Ex) is a NASA airborne mission with the goal to characterize the role of anthropogenic and natural aerosol particles in modulating the frequency and amount of warm and mixed phase...
2019-08-20 00:00:00 2019-10-10 23:59:59
CAMEX4: Convection And Moisture Experiment - 4
The Convection And Moisture EXperiment (CAMEX) is a series of field research investigations sponsored by the Earth Science Enterprise of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The fourth field campaign in the CAMEX series (CAMEX-4)...
2001-08-01 00:00:00 2001-09-30 23:59:59
CAMEX3: Convection And Moisture Experiment - 3
The Convection And Moisture EXperiment (CAMEX) is a series of field research investigations sponsored by the Earth Science Enterprise of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The third field campaign in the CAMEX series (CAMEX-3)...
1998-07-13 00:00:00 1998-09-30 23:59:59
CAINE-2A/2C: Community Aerosol Inlet Evaluation Program, Phase II
Based on both in-flight measurements and a fluid dynamics model, airflow in the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Aerosol Inlet (CAI) is similar to fully developed pipe flow. Distortions of the velocity field were pronounced...
1997-05-14 00:00:00 1998-02-28 23:59:59
CAINE: Community Aerosol Inlet Evaluation Program
Based on both in-flight measurements and a fluid dynamics model, airflow in the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Aerosol Inlet (CAI) is similar to fully developed pipe flow. Distortions of the velocity field were pronounced...
1995-03-12 00:00:00 1995-03-31 23:59:59
CAESAR_2023: CAESAR Dry Run
One of the most intense air mass transformations on Earth happens when cold Arctic air flows out over the much warmer open oceans in so-called Cold-Air Outbreaks (CAOs). The surface heat fluxes are amongst the highest observed on Earth, supporting...
2023-02-13 00:00:00 2023-03-31 23:59:59
CAESAR: Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region
The PI team proposes a dedicated field campaign, Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR), to examine the structure of marine boundary layer clouds during CAOs. CAESAR will deploy the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft, with in situ and...
2024-01-01 00:00:00 2024-04-26 23:59:59
CACHE-94: Cloud and Aerosol Chemistry Experiment
The Cloud and Aerosol Chemistry Experiment (CACHE) was designed to probe the remote marine atmosphere, and investigate its interaction with a montane, coastal forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.The prime objective of this experiment...
1994-08-01 00:00:00 1994-09-23 23:59:59
CABLE: Clean Air Boundary Layer Experiment
The major scientific goal of this experiment was to investigate the atmosphere for evidence of parallel instabilities which may lead to the development of squall lines in the central United States. Previous data collected in the SESAME 1979 Experiment...
1983-05-03 12:20:42 1983-06-07 11:49:45
CABL: Characterizing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
The “Characterizing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer” (CABL) educational deployment leveraged multiple outreach opportunities to provide scientific opportunities to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in Colorado’s Front Range. Several EOL...
2015-02-23 00:00:00 2015-04-15 23:59:59
BuoyMounted_RWP: Buoy-mounted Wind Profiler
Quadrant Engineering has recently developed a compact, low power, marine boundary layer radar wind profiler (MBL Profiler) suitable for installation on a small boat or on a buoy. The MBL-Profiler utilizes high-efficiency radar and data acquisition...
1994-08-15 00:00:00 1994-11-15 23:59:59
BuFEX: Bunny Fence Experiment
This study is based on the hypothesis that the human induced landscape heterogeneity in southwest Australia has a significant influence on the climate in this region. We proposed that the landscape heterogeneity influences the regional climate through...
2005-12-01 00:00:00 2007-08-31 23:59:59
BRS: Bridger Range Study
The Bridger Range Study was a short program of microphysical sampling in wintertime orographic clouds. Liquid water content in-cloud ice nuclei plume behavior over the target and microphysical effects of anthropogenic ice nuclei on precipitation...
1985-01-05 12:04:17 1985-01-29 11:08:59
BOREAS-91: Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study: 1991-1992
This project is a long-range study to understand the interctions between the atmosphere and the forest biome and to clarify their roles in global climate change.  Two PAM stations were deplyed for one year, one in Thompson, Manitoba, and one in Prince...
1991-12-10 00:00:00 1992-12-16 23:59:59
BOREAS: Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is a large-scale international interdisciplinary experiment in the northern boreal forests of Canada. Its goal is to improve our understanding of the boreal forests -- how they interact with the atmosphere...
1994-05-24 00:00:00 1994-09-19 23:59:59
BOMEX: Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological EXperiment
The Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological EXperiment (BOMEX) was conducted from 1 May to 28 July 1969 as a joint project of seven US departments and agencies with the cooperation of Barbados. Its primary objective was to measure the rate of...
1969-05-01 00:00:00 1969-07-28 23:59:00
BOLDOS/SCCCAMP: South Central Coast Cooperative Aerometric Monitoring Program
The objective of BOLDOS/SCCCAMP was to obtain a comprehensive aerometric data base of mesoscale transport and oxidant production to develop a photochemical simulation model which is representative of the South Central Coast Air Basin.
1985-09-13 16:11:53 1985-10-10 15:56:59
BLX-96: Boundary Layer Experiment 1996
The Boundary Layer Experiment 1996 (BLX-96) was located near Dexter, Kansas
1996-07-24 22:00:00 1996-08-14 23:59:59
BLX-83: cloud Boundary Layer interaction eXperiment
1983-05-26 12:20:27 1983-06-18 16:20:59
BLD: Boundary Layer Development
The Boundary Layer Development (BLD) project, also known as "Haswell", flew the L-188 Electra aircraft past an instrumented tall tower operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Southeastern Colorado near the small city...
1975-09-15 00:00:00 1975-09-23 23:59:59
BeringSea: The Bering Sea Project: BEST/BSIERP
The Bering Sea Project incorporates the BEST and BSIERP data archives. The Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary program to develop an end-to-end mechanistic understanding of how climate change will affect the marine...
2006-04-01 00:00:00 2015-12-31 23:59:59
BEACHON: Bio-hydro-atmosphere interactions of Energy, Aerosols, Carbon, H2O, Organics and Nitrogen
The Bio-hydro-atmosphere interactions of Energy, Aerosols, Carbon, H2O, Organics and Nitrogen (BEACHON) project is a broad ranging, multi-year study being led by NCAR/ISP. BEACHON is aimed at enhancing the understanding of the roles of biogenic...
2010-08-01 00:00:00 2010-08-31 23:59:59
BB-FLUX: Biomass Burning Fluxes of Trace Gases and Aerosols
The 2018 Biomass Burning Fluxes of Trace Gases and Aerosols campaign deployed the CU solar tracker and the CU SOF on the University of Wyoming King Air research aircraft, building on the experience from Pre-BB-FLUX. The campaign was based in the...
2018-07-18 00:00:00 2018-09-23 23:59:59
Basin_Inversion: Basin Inversion, Reno
Reno Basin 2002 investigated air flow and stability in Nevada in conjunction with a course in atmospheric measurements taught by John Hallett at the University of Nevada, Reno. The project provided in depth training for graduate students in the use of...
1994-11-02 00:00:00 1994-11-18 23:59:59
BaSE_CaMP_II: Boundary Structure Experiments with Central Minnesota Profiling II
In the fall of 2012, Saint Cloud State University was visited by a Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS) provided by NCAR’s Earth Observing Laboratory. The deployment was termed Boundary Structure Experiments with Central Minnesota Profiling (BaSE...
2014-10-18 00:00:00 2014-11-18 23:59:59
BASE: Beaufort and Arctic Storms Experiment
The Beaufort and Arctic Storms Experiment (BASE) study was a Canadian-led international field campaign to study the weather systems occurring in southern Beaufort Sea and surrounding areas of the Arctic near the outlet of the MacKenzie River. A...
1994-09-01 00:00:00 1994-10-13 23:59:59
BARUCH: Baruch Marine Laboratory support
BARUCH includes one PAM station located at the Hugo Relief Station, South Carolina, near Georgetown, South Carolina.  The station was installed at the site in response to an appeal for help following damage from the passage of Hurricane Hugo.  As an...
1989-10-14 00:00:00 1989-12-31 23:59:59
BARROW: The Barrow Project
The U.S. Arctic remains one of the most difficult places on Earth for year-round scientific observations and research. Logistical support is very expensive, and scientists frequently face dangerous, cold sea-ice dynamics, aircraft icing, and even polar...
2002-04-03 00:00:00 2002-09-23 23:59:59
BAQ: Boulder Air Quality
Boulder Air Quality (BAQ) experiment was located near Boulder, Colorado.  The goal was a study of winter air quality along the Front Range of Colorado.
1988-11-02 00:00:00 1989-02-15 23:59:59
BAO: Boulder Atmospheric Observatory Tower Study
The Boulder Atmospheric Observatory Tower Study (BAO) evaluated the effects of horizontal inhomogeneities in the earth’s surface on the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory tower measurements. Spatially averaged airplane measurements were compared to time...
1978-04-17 00:00:00 1978-04-28 23:59:59
BAMEX: Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment 2003
BAMEX is a study using highly mobile platforms to examine the life cycles of mesoscale convective systems. It represents a combination of two related programs to investigate (a) bow echoes, principally those which produce damaging surface winds and...
2003-05-20 00:00:00 2003-07-06 23:59:59
BAJA: Baja Mexico 1984
BAJA experiment ran in Baja Mexico from July 1973 to July 1975
1983-07-29 00:00:00 1985-07-01 23:59:59
AVSSP: Aircraft Vertical Separation Standards Project
The Aircraft Vertical Separation Standards Project (AVSSP) was part of an FAA study of vertical aircraft separation above 29K. Sabreliner measurements were used as precision flight level measurements, between 29-41K, of the spacial and directional...
1983-07-11 07:37:00 1986-09-11 23:59:00
ATST: Advanced Technology Solar Telescope Site Survey
The ATST site survey goal was to locate a site that would maximize the scientific productivity of the telescope. The general daytime characteristics of such a site are frequently clear skies, excellent seeing, low humidity, few aircraft contrails, and...
2004-06-30 00:00:00 2004-08-08 23:59:59
ATReC: Atlantic-THORPEX Regional Campaign
The Atlantic THORPEX Regional Campaign (ATReC) is a field campaign that occurred during October-December 2003, that aims to contribute to the testing of the hypothesis that forecast errors over Europe and the east coast of the US can be reduced by...
2003-11-19 00:00:00 2003-12-14 23:59:59
ATRAIN: Aircraft instrumentation TRAINing program
The Aircraft Instrumentation TRAINing program (ATRAIN) was a pilot program to train students in observational techniques in response to a perceived imminent shortage of upcoming scientists adequately trained to effectively use the NCAR facilities. As...
1989-10-17 13:33:30 1989-10-25 16:57:24
ATLAS-82: Atmospheric Tunable Laser Absorption Spectroscopy - 1982
The Atmospheric Tunable Laser Absorption Spectroscopy - 1982 (ATLAS-82) experiment served as a re-test to a prior project, which also tested the usefulness of tunable laser absorption spectroscopy for measuring atmospheric trace gases. A tunable...
1982-12-18 00:00:00 1982-12-22 23:59:59
ATLAS: Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System
The Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions (LAII) Program is part of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program of the National Science Foundation. LAII has overall goals of understanding how the fe edback processes within Arctic system affects global climate...
1998-05-01 00:00:00 2002-12-31 23:59:00
ASTEX: Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition EXperiment / MAGE
In the ASTEX/MAGE study, aircraft measurements of mean, turbulent, radiative, and microphysical properties of marine boundary layer clouds were collected and used to study the structure and evolution of clouds. In addition atmospheric chemistry and...
1992-06-04 00:00:00 1992-06-27 23:59:00
ASP_2009: Advanced Study Program
The 2009 ASP summer colloquium, "Exploring the Atmosphere, Observational Instruments and Techniques," ran from May 31st to June 12th, 2009. Attendees included 27 students from four countries, as well as more than 70 professors, scientists, and staff...
2009-05-31 00:00:00 2009-06-12 23:59:59
ASPIRE: Airborne Stabilized Platform for Infrared Experiments
The Airborne Stabilized Platform for Infrared Experiments (ASPIRE) will deploy the NSF/NCAR HIAPER GV to observe the eclipse from 15 November - 7 December 2021. The ASPIRE program designed and built a solar-tracking platform for the GV aircraft and...
2021-11-15 00:00:00 2021-12-08 23:59:59
ASG: Atmospheric Sulfur Gases
This project was a study on sources and transport of sulfur compounds in the atmosphere. The project obtained concentrations of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a biogenic precursor gas of sulfate aerosol in the marine atmosphere. Vertical profiles were...
1985-05-03 09:37:16 1985-05-12 22:27:00
ASE: Arctic Stratus Experiment
The main objective of the Arctic Stratus Experiment (ASE) was to gather an internally consistent set of radioactive and microphysical data on Arctic stratus, as well as to concurrently observe the state parameters, wind and turbulence to provide a...
1980-06-13 00:00:00 1980-06-30 23:59:59
ASCII: AgI Seeding of Clouds Impact Investigation
AgI Seeding of Clouds Impact Investigation (ASCII) was one project in a series of multi-season field campaigns, all part of the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Program, aimed at studying randomized cloud seeding.  ASCII was conducted over the Sierra...
2012-01-04 00:00:00 2012-03-04 23:59:59
ARM_TRACER: Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment
  During the Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment (TRACER), scientists will use the first ARM Mobile Facility (AMF1), the second generation C-band ARM Scanning Precipitation Radar (CSAPR2), and a small satellite site with radiosonde and...
2021-01-20 00:00:00 2022-10-01 23:59:59