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.
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1988-11-02 00:00:00 |
1989-02-15 23:59:59 |
SMOG:
Smog: Photochemical reactions producing ozone-containing smog
Photochemical ozone production, or "smog", plays an important role in air quality and global climate. Reactive nitrogen compounds are key catalysts in ozone production, but the critical concentrations are well below the detection limit of commercial...
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1988-08-24 00:00:00 |
1989-08-29 23:59:59 |
SMT:
Sulfur Measurement Studies
In this experiment three sulphur dioxide monitoring instruments, flame photometric, enhanced filter, and gold film were tested for suitability for aircraft use. A pulsed fluorescence monitor was also tested. Sampling was made under clean and polluted...
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1988-08-03 09:44:12 |
1988-08-11 12:12:37 |
TDWR:
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
The Terminal Doppler Weather Radar development project objective was to make time-specific 0 - 3 hour forcasts of convective weather within 10 km of Denver's Stapleton International Airport.
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1988-07-01 00:00:00 |
1991-08-30 23:59:59 |
ICE88/89:
Intercomparison Experiment
ICE allows for the development and evaluation of sensors for the PAM network. A network design by Gerald Albright with input from Frederick Brock (University of Oklahoma), consisting of six PAM stations, was erected at the Marshall field site, Boulder...
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1988-06-24 00:00:00 |
1989-10-23 23:59:59 |
3CPO:
3CPO Trace Gas Measurements Program
The 3CPO Trace Gas Measurements Program was a study of the influence of convective clouds and thunderstorms on the distribution of tropospheric trace gases, including N0y, CO, NMCH, 03, and on the distribution of solar UV radiation. Aircraft...
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1988-05-31 08:58:00 |
1988-06-20 12:13:17 |
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 |
POPE:
Pacific Ocean Photochemistry Experiment
The Pacific Ocean Photochemistry Experiment required ground based meterological observations in conjunction with air sampling equipment for the study of the Pacific air mass near Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory from April through May, 1988. To fulfill...
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1988-04-26 00:00:00 |
1988-06-06 23:59:59 |
SSBLIM:
Snow-Shading Boundary-Layer Interaction Measurements
The random location of snow-bare ground boundaries in a given region and their temporal modifications make aircraft the best practical platform the observe the structure of the snow breeze. The NCAR King Air N312D was instrumented and flown during the...
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1988-02-12 11:16:00 |
1988-03-20 16:12:00 |
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...
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1987-11-12 15:23:11 |
1987-12-07 11:34:24 |
VALI:
VALI: Cloud Oxidation Experiment
The In Cloud Oxidation Experiment has made use of a single PAM station from November 1987 through September 09 1989 to support field measurements for the study of in-cloud sulphur dioxide oxidation. The station, located on Elk Mountain approximately 8...
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1987-11-08 00:00:00 |
1989-09-09 23:59:59 |
VALI87:
VALI87: Cloud Oxidation Experiment
A single PAM station provided data through the 1987 period of interest during the Cloud Oxidation Experiment. The station, located on Elk Mountain approximately 80 miles north-west of Laramie, has been used to thermodynamically estimate the cloud base...
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1987-11-08 00:00:00 |
1987-12-31 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 |
TTT:
Transition to a Thunderstorm
This project was directed by William Winn (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NMIMT) to study thunderstorm development over the Langmuir Laboratory in the Magdalena Mountains in New Mexico. The primary objective was to study the processes...
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1987-08-07 15:57:21 |
1987-08-28 20:35:00 |
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 |
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...
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1987-06-22 15:06:00 |
1987-07-28 18:14:00 |
PRECP-V:
Processing of Emissions by Clouds and Precipitation-V
PRECP-V was a multilaboratory effort, organized by the National Laboratory Consortium and the U.S. Department of Energy, and was in coordination with other projects in the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) by the Interagency Task...
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1987-06-02 18:07:31 |
1987-06-24 13:28:31 |
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 |
TAMEX:
The Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment
The Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment (TAMEX) was a cooperative research program between scientists of the Republic of China and the United States to understand the mesoscale dynamics and microphysical processes responsible for heavy precipitation that...
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1987-05-01 00:00:00 |
1987-06-29 23:59:59 |
CHOX-1:
Cloudwater Hydroperoxides, Phase 1
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1987-03-30 11:03:28 |
1987-04-10 14:40:38 |
ABLE-2B:
Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment - 2B
Four PAMII stations were located near Manaus, Brazil during April through May, 1987, in support of NASA's ABLE-IIB experiment. The purpose of the ABLE experiment was the study of convective transport of trace gases (surface, and cloud mass transports)...
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1987-03-28 00:00:00 |
1987-05-15 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 |
NaLidar:
NaLidar
During the Sodium Lidar (NaLidar) project, airborne lidar measurements were taken over the central US of atmospheric density perturbations in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere and of the mesospheric sodium layer to test a new sodium lidar...
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1986-11-13 20:50:26 |
1986-11-18 05:42:00 |
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 |
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...
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1986-09-15 00:00:00 |
1986-10-15 23:59:59 |
MIST:
Microburst and Severe Thunderstorm Experiment
Project MIST involved fourty-one PAMII stations arranged in a dense cluster around the Huntsville, Alabama airport during June and July, 1986. The full PAM field base was deployed with one of the doppler radars, and an aircraft tracking system, and...
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1986-05-25 00:00:00 |
1986-07-31 23:59:59 |
SPACE:
Satellite Precipitation and Cloud Experiment
The SPACE project operated as an adjuct to the Microburst and Severe Thunderstorm (MIST) experiment, which in turn was part of the Cooperative Huntsville Meterological Experiment (COHMEX). 11 PAM-II stations were deployed in a wide circle around...
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1986-05-25 00:00:00 |
1986-07-31 23:59:59 |
TGP-III:
Trace Gas Profiles III
This project was a continued study of the influence of convective clouds and thunder storms on the distribution of tropospheric trace gases including N0X CO and O3 and on the distribution of solar UV radiation. The aircraft measurements were the...
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1986-05-14 11:56:00 |
1986-05-23 12:31:50 |
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 |
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 ...
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1986-05-01 00:00:00 |
1986-07-31 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 |
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 |
NADO:
nado
NADO involved two PAM stations from July, 1985, through August, 1986. These were setup to the northeast of the Denver-metro area; in the vicinity of
Denver's new airport. The intension of the experiment was to provide long-term, seasonal wind...
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1986-01-01 00:00:00 |
1986-08-30 23:59:59 |
RMM:
Remote Sensing of Cloud Water
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the remote sensing of cloud water content technique. The program was a field trial of the system in which comparisons were made between the liquid water distribution calculated from data obtained from a...
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1985-10-21 10:47:30 |
1985-11-10 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.
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1985-09-13 16:11:53 |
1985-10-10 15:56:59 |
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 |
JHWRP:
Joint HaWaiian Rainband Project
Four experiments were conducted in Hawaii in summer 1985, one primarily by NCAR scientists (William Cooper and Darrel Baumgardner of RAF and James Dye of the Convective Storms Division) and the others by university scientists (David Johnson of the...
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1985-07-10 07:44:29 |
1985-08-15 10:43:26 |
TRACI:
TRiple AirCraft Intercomparison
A Triple-Aircraft Intercomparison (TRACI) was flown in July and October of 1985. Both the B200T, King Air and the L-188 Electra aircrafts were flown using fixed vanes, while the Sabreliner, Model 60 was flown using a nose radome. Information obtained...
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1985-07-02 00:00:00 |
1985-10-15 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...
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1985-06-13 12:45:00 |
1988-05-09 13:37:00 |
TGP-II:
Trace Gas Profiles - II
Trace Gas II is a continued study of the influence of convective clouds and thunderstorms on the distribution of tropospheric trace gases including N0X, CO and O3 and on the distribution of solar UV radiation. The aircraft measurements were the primary...
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1985-06-03 12:10:00 |
1985-06-27 17:29:00 |
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...
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1985-05-03 09:37:16 |
1985-05-12 22:27:00 |
PRESTORM:
PRESTORM
Prestorm occurred during May and June, of 1985 and was centered around and to the south of Witchita, Kansas NCAR Doppler radars CP-3 and CP-4 documented the internal air motion and reflectivity structure with the specific objective os showing a higher...
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1985-05-01 00:00:00 |
1985-06-30 23:59:59 |
LCS-II:
Lidar Cirrus Studies II
In this study measurements of atmospheric state parameters, particle size distribution, particle shape and concentration, and the various components of the radiation budget within cirrus clouds were measured. A ground-based polarization diversity lidar...
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1985-02-17 10:19:18 |
1985-03-10 13:22:53 |
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...
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1985-01-05 12:04:17 |
1985-01-29 11:08:59 |
RYBICA:
RYBICKA Wheatfield Plume Flux Support
Rybicka is the name of a farm near Brighton, Colorado. RYBICA project is a single PAM station set up in support of the Wheatfield Plume Flux study. The intention of the Wheatfield Plume Flux study was to examine trace gas transport to and from the...
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1984-11-29 00:00:00 |
1986-12-31 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 |
TGP:
Trace Gas Profiles
Trace gas profiles was a study to investigate the influence of convective clouds and thunderstorms on the distribution of tropospheric trace gases including N0X, CO and 03 and on the distribution of solar UV radiation.
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1984-09-13 15:38:00 |
1984-09-27 13:49:41 |
M-RADON:
Marine Radon
This project was a field test of the sampling system for measuring 222Rn. This technique was later used in the project DYCOMS to measure 222Rn in and just above the marine boundary layer of the stratocumulus region to estimate the rate of entrainment...
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1984-08-10 08:42:03 |
1984-08-18 16:48:11 |
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...
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1984-07-20 12:45:46 |
1984-08-17 12:17:44 |
OLYMPICS:
PAM stations at 1984 Olympics
10 PAM-II stations were deployed near the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics. Data were collected from 1984-07-15 to 1984-08-11.
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1984-07-15 00:00:00 |
1984-08-11 23:59:59 |
Shelfbreak:
Shelfbreak Front
Shelfbreak was a program for field observational study of the shelf/slope front in the Middle Atlantic Bight. This front is an important water mass boundary of the thermohaline class extending along the shelf break from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank....
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1984-06-15 14:50:11 |
1984-06-26 08:29:59 |
PHOENIX84:
PHOENIX - 1984
PHOENIX-84 addressed dual objectives of improvements in Doppler radar techniques of measuring turbulence, pressure and buoyancy fields in the lower atmosphere, and evaluation of PBL momentum, energy and buoyancy budgets and testing of models and...
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1984-05-17 12:11:34 |
1984-07-05 11:57:11 |
MAYPOLE84:
May Polarization Experiment 1984
MAYPOLE84 was a joint experiment between FOF at NCAR, OSU (Ohio State University), CSU (Colorado State University), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The experiment was conducted near Boulder, Colorado during May and June 198...
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1984-05-13 00:00:00 |
1984-06-28 23:59:59 |
SO2OX:
SO2 Oxidant
This project was an investigation of the atmospheric chemistry underlying the phenomenon of acid precipitation. The instrumented aircraft was used to measure atmospheric acids, bases, their precursors, products, and reactants in the Eastern U.S. both...
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1984-04-10 14:54:00 |
1985-04-18 13:24:59 |
STEP:
Stratospheric-Troposphere Exchange Project
Stratospheric-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP) was a project funded by NASA and NOAA. From the STEP homepage: The Stratospheric-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP) has two objectives: A. Investigate the mechanism and rates of irreversible transfer...
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1984-04-01 00:00:00 |
1987-02-28 23:59:59 |
AFCGOC-II:
Atmospheric Forcing of Circulation in Gulf of California - II
This project was a continuation of prior studies of the spatial variability of the atmospheric fields and air-sea fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture over the Gulf of California during the summer of 1983. This project studied atmospheric fields and...
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1984-03-01 11:26:35 |
1984-03-27 14:26:59 |
LESS84:
Lake Effect Snow Storms - 1984
In this study state parameters, motion fields, and microphysical parameters were measured from two aircraft and combined with data from multiple Doppler radars in an effort to increase our knowledge of the organization, internal structure, and...
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1983-12-01 10:57:00 |
1984-01-27 15:26:00 |
NEWS:
New England Winter Storms
The New England Winter Storms study addresses mechanisms of band formation in a New England winter storm. The structure of the bands and their environment are documented with synoptic observations, radar data and analyses of instrumented aircraft...
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1983-11-04 15:17:43 |
1983-12-13 13:11:28 |
MIT:
MIT
MIT experiment was from October 1983 to Apri 1984
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1983-10-11 00:00:00 |
1984-12-31 23:59:59 |
LCS:
Lidar Cirrus Studies
The Lidar Cirrus Studies project took in situ measurements of atmospheric state parameters, particle size distribution, particle shape and concentration, and the various components of the radiation budget within cirrus clouds with the Sabreliner....
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1983-10-07 10:06:49 |
1983-10-17 13:29:52 |
BAJA:
Baja Mexico 1984
BAJA experiment ran in Baja Mexico from July 1973 to July 1975
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1983-07-29 00:00:00 |
1985-07-01 23:59:59 |
AFCGOC:
Atmospheric Forcing of Circulation in Gulf Of California
This study investigated the spatial structure of the atmospheric fields as well as the sea surface temperature field over the Gulf of California. The circulation in the Gulf was the focus of a number of related experimental investigations from 1983 to ...
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1983-07-14 11:35:41 |
1983-08-04 14:23:29 |
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...
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1983-07-11 07:37:00 |
1986-09-11 23:59:00 |
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.
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1983-07-06 02:23:24 |
1984-10-31 16:57:33 |
BLX-83:
cloud Boundary Layer interaction eXperiment
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1983-05-26 12:20:27 |
1983-06-18 16:20:59 |
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...
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1983-05-03 12:20:42 |
1983-06-07 11:49:45 |
MAYPOLE:
May Polarization Experiment
MAYPOLE was a joint experiment between FOF at NCAR, OSU (Ohio State University), CSU (Colorado State University), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The experiment was conducted near Boulder, Colorado during May and June 1983....
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1983-05-02 00:00:00 |
1983-06-14 23:59:59 |
OPUS-II:
Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures - II
David Stuart (Florida State University). Stuart used the Queen Air for continued studies of the Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures (OPUS) off the coast of California between Piedras Blancas Point and Point Conception. The aircraft...
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1983-04-13 10:35:44 |
1983-05-11 13:11:36 |
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...
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1982-12-18 00:00:00 |
1982-12-22 23:59:59 |
NEWS-82:
New England Winter Storms - 1982
The New England Winter Storms - 1982 (NEWS-82) study addressed mechanisms of band formation in a New England winter storm. The structure of the bands and their environment were documented with synoptic observations, radar data, and analyses of QueenAir...
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1982-12-11 06:10:43 |
1983-01-28 12:21:31 |
MSS-82:
Marine Stratus Studies - 1982
The Marine Stratus Studies (MSS) project, led by Dr. James W. Telford, studied the marine stratus near the California coast. This project was aimed at explaining the development of the dynamics, microphysics and radioactive properties of stratus clouds...
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1982-08-10 00:00:00 |
1982-08-25 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 |
OFB:
Ozone Flux and Budget
The Ozone Flux and Budget (OFB) project investigated tropospheric sources and sinks of ozone by measuring budgets of mean ozone concentration and ozone concentration variance in an urban environment. The method employed direct measurements of ozone...
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1982-06-15 08:09:54 |
1982-07-03 15:46:00 |
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,...
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1982-05-17 00:00:00 |
1982-07-26 23:59:59 |
JAWS:
Joint Airport Weather Studies
The Joint Airport Weather Studies (JAWS) Project, formed in 1980, conducted a major field investigation during the summer of 1982 (15 May to 13 August, inclusive) in and around Denver, Colorado. The project was jointly administrated by the National...
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1982-05-15 00:00:00 |
1982-08-13 23:59:59 |
ALPEX:
Alpine Experiment
The last major field program of the Global Atmospheric Research Programme (GARP), the Alpine Experiment (ALPEX), addressed the problem of airflow over and around mountains and how the resultant features of such airflow affect the global, regional, and...
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1982-03-01 00:00:00 |
1982-04-30 23:59:59 |
ONT:
Organic Nuclei Tests
In weather modification programs, ice nucleating materials, and their proper seeding in response to cloud characteristics, control the results. Economical, environmental and technical aspects of existing, or possible future, problems with commonly used...
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1982-01-16 00:00:00 |
1982-02-16 11:59:59 |
MSS-81:
Marine Stratus Studies - 1981
The Marine Stratus Studies (MSS) project, led by Dr. James W. Telford, studied the marine stratus near the California coast. This project was aimed at explaining the development of the dynamics, microphysics and radioactive properties of stratus clouds...
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1981-09-23 00:00:00 |
1981-10-12 23:59:59 |
OCFS:
Ozone Conservation and Flux Studies
The main objective of the Ozone Conservation and Flux Studies (OCFS) experiment, was to describe the structure and scale of the momentum, temperature and moisture perturbations which were of primary importance to the storage and transport of energy...
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1981-07-07 00:00:00 |
1981-08-01 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...
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1981-05-18 00:00:00 |
1981-08-07 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...
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1981-04-21 00:00:00 |
1981-05-20 23:59:59 |
OPUS-I:
Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures - I
The goal of the Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures (OPUS) experiment was to understand the role of persistent upwelling structures in the relationship between circulation and plankton distribution. QueenAir, A-80 aircraft measurements were...
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1981-03-18 00:00:00 |
1981-03-31 23:59:59 |
JetStream-81:
Project Jet Stream - 1981
Project Jet Stream investigated the structure of the jet stream, associated fronts and stratospheric tropospheric exchanges. It is also focused on observing the geostrophic character of the wind field at and in the vicinity of the jet stream. This...
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1981-02-16 00:00:00 |
1981-04-04 23:59:59 |
LAS:
Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
The Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (LAS) project focused on testing the usefulness of tunable laser absorption spectroscopy for the measurement of atmospheric trace gases. Dr. William Mankin flew a tunable infrared diode laser and a small white...
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1981-01-19 00:00:00 |
1981-02-09 23:59:59 |
LESS-80:
Lake Effect Snow Storms - 1980
Lake-induced clouds and snowstorms are important elements of winter weather in the Great Lakes Region. The Lake Effect Snow Storms - 1980 (LESS-80) experiment was a continuation of research that began in 1977. This experiment used the, B-80 QueenAir to...
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1980-12-01 00:00:00 |
1981-01-22 23:59:59 |
STREX:
Storm Transfer and Response Experiment
The main objectives of project Storm Transfer and Response Experiment (STREX) were to determine the physical process of the boundary layers of the atmosphere and ocean in mid-latitude storms and the interactions of the two boundary layers as well as...
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1980-11-15 00:00:00 |
1980-12-14 23:59:59 |
SANDHILLS:
Nebraska Sandhills Surface Roughness Experiment
The Nebraska Sandhills Surface Roughness Experiment (SANDHILLS) collected measurements of wind speed, temperature and other parameters including pressure and geometric height, utilizing the NCAR QueenAir, A-80 aircraft in the boundary layer over the...
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1980-08-20 00:00:00 |
1980-08-20 23:59:59 |
Q80:
Queimadas 1980
Vegetative fires in the tropical regions are one of the major sources that are responsible for trace gases in the global atmosphere. Forest clearing is a major component of this category. Queimadas '80 (Q80) utilized the Sabreliner, Model 60 aircraft...
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1980-08-11 00:00:00 |
1980-09-09 23:59:59 |
MIC-80:
Mountain-Induced Convection - 1980
The Mountain-Induced Convection (MIC) project focused on making measurements of the flow patterns, thermodynamics, and transport properties of moist convective systems induced by the Magdalene Mountains in New Mexico. This was an extension of...
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1980-07-24 00:00:00 |
1980-08-09 23:59:59 |
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...
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1980-06-13 00:00:00 |
1980-06-30 23:59:59 |
O3DEST:
Ozone Destruction Flux Experiment
The Ozone Destruction Flux Experiment (O3DEST) utilized the QueenAir, A-80 aircraft to make direct eddy flux measurements of ozone with fast response ozone sensors. The measurements were used in two ways: first, as a tracer in the study of boundary...
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1980-06-02 00:00:00 |
1980-06-20 23:59:59 |
TexasHIPLEX:
Texas High Plains Experiment
The 1980 cloud seeding campaign of the Texas High Plains Experiment (HIPLEX) was conducted in West Texas during the spring/summer of 1980. Texas HIPLEX was managed by the Texas Department of Water Resources under a cooperative agreement with the U.S....
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1980-05-15 00:00:00 |
1980-07-15 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 |
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 |
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 |
Upslope:
Climatology of Upslope Stratocumulus
For the Climatology of Upslope Stratocumulus (Upslope) experiment, Drs. Helmut Weickmann and Herbert Riehl utilized a QueenAir, B-80 aircraft to study the feasibility of seeding high plains upslope stratocumulus cloud systems for precipitation...
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1979-11-03 00:00:00 |
1979-12-28 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 |
SAVE-79:
Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment - 1979
The Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment (SAVE) took place in two short periods: November 1978 and July 1979. These periods were planned to coincide with field measurement programs to obtain “ground truth” observations for validation of the...
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1979-07-16 00:00:00 |
1979-07-21 23:59:59 |
VINN:
VINN
VINN project collected PAM data from 28 PAM stations from 19790715 to 19790829.
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1979-07-15 00:00:00 |
1979-08-29 23:59:59 |
SummerMONEX:
Summer Monsoon Experiment
The Monsoon Experiment (MONEX) was the core of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) Monsoon subprogram, which was a major international effort to achieve a better understanding of the planetary monsoon circulation, the major seasonal...
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1979-06-04 00:00:00 |
1979-07-25 23:59:59 |
