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Overview of the ARM Aerial Facility

 
Poster PDF

Authors

John Hubbe — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Beat Schmid — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jennifer M. Comstock — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Gunnar I. Senum — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Stephen R. Springston — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jason Tomlinson — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Category

Infrastructure & Outreach

Description

The AAF G-1 aircraft is shown in the center. Images from the ISDAC and RACORO campaigns are shown along the sides.
The ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) provides airborne measurements to answer science questions proposed by the ASR Science Team and the external research community. The AAF operates a Gulfstream-1 (G-1) turboprop aircraft and has access to a multitude of research aircraft operated by other agencies. The G-1 is currently undergoing a number of improvements that will increase the flight time, increase the available research power, enable the aircraft to carry a total of 8 external probes, enable it to carry radiometers, and update the onboard data system. The AAF is in the process of acquiring 17 state-of-the-art cloud probes, aerosol instruments, and gas phase instruments through Recovery Act funding. An overview of these improvements and acquisitions will be presented.

Supporting URL

http://www.arm.gov/sites/aaf