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The Southern Hemisphere Marine Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-1) is the first in a series of experiments which will characterize the chemical and physical processes controlling the evolution and properties of atmospheric aerosols and the role in radiative climate forcing. <\/p>
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The Aerosol Characterization Experiments (ACE) are designed to increase our understanding of how atmospheric aerosol particles affect the Earth's climate system. ACE-Asia was the fourth in this series of experiments organized by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Program (A Core Project of the International Geosphere Biosphere Program). <\/p>
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The purpose of the ACLAIM program is ultimately to establish the viability of light detection and ranging (lidar) as a forward-looking sensor for turbulence. The goals of this fight test are to: <\/p>
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The Airborne Carbon in the Mountains Experiment was the first aircraft field campaign of a program supported by the NSF Biocomplexity Program and NASA Interdisciplinary Science. It took place in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The goal of the project is to understand carbon dynamics in montane forest regions by developing new methods for estimating carbon exchange at local to regional scales.<\/p>
The project made measurements at the stand scale using eddy covariance, small catchment or \"carbonshed\" scale using measurements of CO2<\/sub> concentrations within local airsheds, and regional scales using measurements of CO2<\/sub> and other species from aircraft. The multi-scaled flux measurements were coordinated with a long-term ongoing program of carbon measurements and ecosystem process studies. The approach of the field campaign was to obtain the meteorological, mixing ratio, and flux data required to compare and validate a \"carbonshed\" ecosystem model of CO2<\/sub> vertical and horizontal transports.<\/p> For more information :: https:\/\/wiki.ucar.edu\/display\/acme\/ACME<\/p> http:\/\/www.eol.ucar.edu\/deployment\/field-deployments\/field-projects\/adele-sprite<\/p> <\/p>"
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"desc": " In August and September of 2000, a national team of researchers will undertake the largest air quality study ever done in the State of Texas. The study is designed to improve understanding of the factors that control the formation and transport of air pollutants along the Gulf Coast of southeastern Texas.<\/p> Plans call for six weeks of intensive sampling, beginning August 14. Measurements of gaseous, particulate, and hazardous air pollutants will be made at approximately 20 ground stations, located throughout the eastern half of the state. Additional sampling will be carried out with specially equipped aircraft that can detect air pollutants very quickly, at very low concentrations.<\/p> Experts in meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and other areas of science will study the formation, composition, and day-night cycles of ozone and particulate matter, as well as how these pollutants are affected by weather. The large area covered by this study will also make it possible to examine long-range transport of air pollutants. Up to 250 researchers will be involved during the busiest stage of the project. Results of this study will be assembled into computer models for assessing the health effects of pollution and developing effective strategies to meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.<\/p> For more information: http:\/\/www.utexas.edu\/research\/ceer\/texaqs\/visitors\/about.html<\/p> AHATS was a surface-layer turbulence study in the San Joaquin Valley, California, during the summer of 2008.<\/p> AHATS was the fourth in the series of Horizontal Array of Turbulence Studies (HATS). This series of experiments aims to improve large-eddy simulations (LES) of turbulence close to the Earth's surface, by collecting data that can be spatially filtered into scales that can be simulated by LES and those that must be parametrized.<\/p> For more information: http:\/\/www.eol.ucar.edu\/deployment\/field-deployments\/field-projects\/ahats\/ahats<\/p> The Alliance Icing Research Study (AIRS) is a collaborative effort involving several Canadian and U.S. research agencies and Universities. The main objectives of the project, in order of priority, are:<\/p> The AIRS 1999-2000 field project was conducted between November 29, 1999 and February 18, 2000. The research aircraft involved were based out of Ottawa, with an extensive array of remote sensing instrumentation based at Mirabel. The data set collected makes a unique and important contribution to existing aircraft icing research. <\/p> For more information: http:\/\/airs-icing.org\/AIRS_99-00\/AIRS_99-00.htm<\/p> The ALLS program is an internationally coordinated effort to monitor, quantify, and analyze low-level circulations that modulate regional rainfall. These circulations commonly assume a jet-like structure in the lower troposphere, referred to as the Low-Level Jet (LLJ). American Low-Level Jets (ALLS) are characterized by mesoscale cross-stream structure, and synoptic to continental scale along-stream dimension.<\/p> For more information: http:\/\/data.eol.ucar.edu\/codiac\/projs?ALLS<\/p> During this project an airborne Rayleigh\/Na lidar, airglow imager and airglow spectrometer were used to study stratosphere\/mesosphere dynamics, polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) and sporadic layering phenomena in the upper atmosphere.<\/p> These flights were designed to study gravity waves and sporadic Na layers. Numerous ground-based instruments and UARS provided correlative data during the campaign.<\/p> For more information: http:\/\/data.eol.ucar.edu\/codiac\/projs?ALOHA-90<\/p> The Hawaiian phase of this program was a continuation of previous airborne observations to study stratosphere-mesosphere dynamics, polar mesospheric clouds, and sporadic layering phenomena in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere.<\/p> The primary research tool was the University of Illinois Rayleigh-sodium lidar. The NSF\/NCAR Electra was used as an airborne platform for this large lidar system, and also carried its standard complement of instrumentation. The Hawaii base was used for nighttime flight missions to map the near-equatorial region.<\/p> Other missions included flight legs to Tahiti. Numerous ground-based instruments on Hawaii and Christmas Island provided concurrent data. The flight observations were also coordinated with satellite overpasses.<\/p> For more information: http:\/\/data.eol.ucar.edu\/codiac\/projs?ALOHA%20FY94<\/p>