Transitions:
Spatial and Temporal Transition of Climate and Ecosystems in the Circumpolar Arctic
This project is designed to test the primary hypothesis that the surface energy and moisture exchange between atmosphere, ecosystem, snow, permafrost, and soil is the principal mechanism for coupling the land surface to the climate on seasonal to...
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2000-06-20 00:00:00 |
2000-07-17 23:59:59 |
TRMM-LBA:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere
TRMM-LBA was carried out in Amazonia from 1 November 1998 to 28 February 1999. The experiment was a major component of the NASA TRMM ground validation program and focused on the dynamical, microphysical, electrical and diabatic heating characteristics...
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1998-11-01 00:00:00 |
1999-02-28 23:59:59 |
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 |
UMRBPP:
Upper Missouri River Basin Pilot Project
A observational and modeling field experiment focusing on the coupled atmospheric, surface hydrology and subsurface hydrology issues in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and Wyoming. Objectives: 1. Assess the importance of "deep" groundwater in...
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1999-04-05 00:00:00 |
1999-05-05 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 |
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 |
VAMOS:
Variability ofthe American MOnsoon Systems
Monsoon systems provide a framework for studies on the predictability of precipitation during the warm season. The Variability of the American Monsoon Systems (VAMOS) project emphasize the interplay between the atmosphere, oceans and continental...
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2001-02-01 00:00:00 |
2008-12-01 23:59:00 |
VERTEX:
Vertical Enhanced Mixing Experiment
VERTEX is a University of Delaware research project led by Cristina Archer to study the effect of the wake of a wind turbine on the atmosphere-surface exchange of momentum, sensible heat and water vapor.
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2016-08-15 00:00:00 |
2016-11-04 23:59:59 |
VIMHEX-II:
Venezuela International Meteorological and Hydrological Experiment II
The second Venezuela International Meteorological and Hydrological Experiment (VIMHEX-II) was conducted from May to early September, 1972. Headquarters were located at Carrizal (9 deg 22.8’ N and 65 deg 55.0’ W), and at Maracay (10 deg 15.0’ N and 67...
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1972-05-22 00:00:00 |
1972-09-06 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 |
VOCALS:
VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study
VOCALS is an international program that is part of the CLIVAR VAMOS (Variability of the American MOnsoonS) program. The scientific issues underlying VOCALS can be broken into four interconnected categories: atmospheric, oceanic, and coupled model...
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2008-10-01 00:00:00 |
2008-11-30 23:59:00 |
VORTEX:
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 94
VORTEX was held in the central and southern Plains of the US during the spring season of 1994. It was designed to address current research questions relating to tornadogenesis and tornado dynamics. Also see VORTEX-95 for information of the 1995 VORTEX...
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1994-04-01 00:00:00 |
1994-06-15 23:59:59 |
VORTEX-95:
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 95
VORTEX-95 was held in the central and southern Plains of the US during April 1 - June 15, 1995. It was designed to address current research questions relating to tornadogenesis and tornado dynamics. The objectives of VORTEX were stated in terms of...
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1995-04-01 00:00:00 |
1995-06-15 23:59:59 |
VORTEX-SE_2016:
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 Field Campaign
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Is a research program designed to understand how environmental factors characteristic of the southeastern United States affect the formation, intensity, structure...
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2016-03-01 00:00:00 |
2016-05-05 23:59:59 |
VORTEX-SE_2017:
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Is a research program designed to understand how environmental factors characteristic of the southeastern United States affect the formation, intensity, structure...
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2017-03-01 00:00:00 |
2017-05-08 23:59:59 |
VORTEX-SE_2018:
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2018 Field campaign
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Is a research program designed to understand how environmental factors characteristic of the southeastern United States affect the formation, intensity, structure...
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2018-03-01 00:00:00 |
2018-04-15 23:59:59 |
VORTEX2:
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX) is a multi-agency field program to investigate (i) tornadogenesis, maintenance, and demise, (ii) tornado near-ground wind field, (iii) relationships among tornadoes, their...
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2009-05-10 00:00:00 |
2010-06-15 23:59:00 |
VTMX:
Vertical Transport and Mixing
VTMX (Vertical Transport and MiXing) is a new program of the Dept of Energy's Environmental Meteorology Program (EMP). It is concerned with vertical transport and mixing in the boundary layer, particularly in stably stratified conditions, weak or...
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2000-10-01 00:00:00 |
2000-10-31 23:59:59 |
WAMME:
West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation
West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation (WAMME) is a Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) Inter-Monsoon Model Study (CIMS) initiative. We plan to initiate a West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation project (WAMME) using GCMs and...
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2000-04-01 00:00:00 |
2005-10-31 23:59:00 |
WAMO:
Western Atmospheric Mercury Observations
WAMO is a pilot project exploring an important phenomenon of the mercury cycle in the atmosphere. The project tests the ability of research instrumentation to measure reactive and non-reactive mercury species and to relate these measurements to the...
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2010-10-14 00:00:00 |
2010-12-21 23:59:00 |
Wave:
Convective Waves over Ocean (Wave)
This project was a continuation of earlier efforts to study convection waves using multiple-aircraft observations. The multi-aircraft investigation took advantage of the availability of the Lidar equipped NASA Electra which was capable of remotely...
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1990-01-26 00:00:00 |
1990-02-18 23:59:00 |
WCR-TEST:
Wyoming Cloud Radar Test
As part of the preparations for the SPICULE project eight flight hours were approved to test the Wyoming Cloud Radar (WCR) ahead of the deployment. These flights, hereinafter referred to as WCR-Test, were conducted from the RAF home base in Broomfield...
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2020-11-02 00:00:00 |
2020-11-20 23:59:59 |
WE-CAN:
Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol, Absorption and Nitrogen
WE-CAN (Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol, Absorption and Nitrogen) seeks to understand the chemistry in western wildfire smoke has major ramifications for air quality, nutrient cycles, weather and climate. This project will...
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2018-06-15 00:00:00 |
2018-09-25 23:59:59 |
WiFE-Test:
Wild Fires Experiment - Test
The WiFE test program was conducted on the C-130 during six weeks in September and October of 1998 (spanning FY98/99). The program was intended to access the viability of various remote sensing devices in the study of wildfire behavior in complex...
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1998-09-01 00:00:00 |
1998-10-15 23:59:59 |
WINTER:
Wintertime Investigation of Transport, Emission, and Reactivity
WINTER is an atmospheric chemistry campaign that focuses on wintertime emissions and chemical processes in the Northeastern US. The project has three goals: (1) to characterize the chemical transformations of wintertime emissions with an equal focus on...
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2015-02-01 00:00:00 |
2015-03-15 23:59:59 |
WinterMONEX:
Winter 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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1978-11-17 00:00:00 |
1978-12-31 23:59:59 |
WINTRE-MIX:
Winter Precipitation Type Research Multi-scale Experiment
During near-freezing surface conditions, a diversity of surface precipitation types (p-types) are possible, including: rain, drizzle, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, wet snow, ice pellets, and snow. Such near-freezing precipitation affects wide swaths...
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2021-12-01 00:00:00 |
2022-03-15 23:59:59 |
WISP04:
Winter Icing and Storms Project, 2004
The 2004 Winter Icing and Storms Project, or WISP-04, sought to understand how hazardous in-flight icing conditions form within clouds, and how we can remotely detect those conditions. In-flight icing occurs when an aircraft flies through super-cooled...
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2004-02-17 00:00:00 |
2004-04-04 23:59:59 |
WISP90:
Winter Icing and Storms Program: 1990
The Winter Icing and Storms Project (WISP) utilized nineteen PAM stations and four CLASS systems during February and March, 1990. It was the first in a series of deployments sponsored principally by NCAR's Research Applications Program, NOAA, and the...
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1990-01-31 00:00:00 |
1990-04-04 23:59:59 |
WISP91:
Winter Icing and Storms Project: 1991
WISP-91 was the second (WISP-90) in a series of depoyments sponsored by NCAR, NOAA and the FAA. Primary goals were to invistigate the production and depletion of supercooled liquid water in winter storms and thereby enhance aircr5aft safety through...
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1991-01-15 00:00:00 |
1991-04-12 23:59:59 |
WISP94:
Winter Icing and Storms Project, 1994
The Winter Icing and Storms Project, 1994 (WISP94) was conceived, organized and managed by the NCAR Research Applications Program (RAP). Many other entities participated in the Project, including the University of Wyoming, Colorado State University,...
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1994-01-15 00:00:00 |
1994-03-31 23:59:59 |
WISPAR:
Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers
The Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR) field campaign took place over the Pacific Ocean from February 11 to March 10, 2011. The primary scientific objective of WISPAR is to evaluate the capabilities of the unmanned NOAA/NASA Global...
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2011-02-11 00:00:00 |
2011-03-10 23:59:59 |
WISPIT:
Winter Icing Storms Project Instrumentation Test
The Winter Icing and Storms Project Instrumentation Test (WISPIT) project tested a number of instruments planned for use aboard the NCAR King Air in a major field program in 1994. It focused on outstanding microphysical questions from the previous...
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1993-02-16 19:06:00 |
1993-03-11 19:59:00 |
WVSS:
Water Vapor Sensing System
Atmospheric water vapor measurements from commercial aircraft are now available to complement the real-time winds and temperatures available from the Aircraft Communication, Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS). The technology of this first...
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1999-07-01 00:00:00 |
2005-12-31 23:59:59 |
