Field Projects for 2000 and 2001

2001 Listing

CAMEX-4: http://camex.msfc.nasa.gov. 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) was held on 16 August - 24 September, 2001 and is based out of Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. This fourth experiment is the first field project of the U.S. Weather Research Program, a multi-agency effort to reduce the national impact of disastrous weather, particularly hurricanes. Robert Gall is the USWRP's lead scientist.
Hurricane Research: Andrew Heymsfield was one of the principal investigators flying seven instruments aboard the DC-8 to get the clearest-ever picture of frozen and condensed water within a hurricane. Aaron Bansemer was an instrument operator.
ARREX-2001: Daniel Breed was a flight scientist during this experiment in March 2001. Its purpose was to study aerosol recirculation and rainfall in South Africa.
UAE-2001: United Arab Emirates Rainfall and Air Chemistry Project beginning in September 2000 and ongoing. This experiment takes place in Abu Dhabi, and various locations in the United Arab Emirates. It is a feasibility study for the potential for rainfall enhancement via cloud seeding sponsored by the UAE. Daniel Breed (Project manager), Roelof Bruintjes (Principal Investigator), and Janice Coen have participated in this project.
ABFM: Airborne Field Mill Project was held in February and in May and June of 2001. James Dye was the Principal Investigator with MMM long-term visitor, Eric Defer, participating. It was held at the Kennedy Space Flight Center
DYCOMS-II: Dynamics and Chemistry of the Marine Stratocumulus experiment was held in Coronado, California in July 2001. Donald Lenschow was the Co-Principal Investigator, using the NCAR C-130 to measure entrainment at the top of the stratocumulus-capped boundary layer off the California coast.
CBLAST: is a coupled air-sea interaction field program with the main sponsor being ONR. The primary character is Woods-Hole. http://www.whoi.edu/science/AOPE/dept/CBLASTmain.html. Jielun Sun and Sean Burns have participated in a pilot program for this experiment in July and August 2001 and will continue to be involved, as will Peter Sullivan in the modeling component.
IHOP: The International H2O Project (IHOP_2002) is a field experiment scheduled to take place over the Southern Great Plains (SGP) of the United States from 13 May to 30 June 2002. The chief aim of IHOP_2002 is improved characterization of the four-dimensional (4-D) distribution of water vapor and its application to improving the understanding and prediction of convection. Margaret LeMone will be the Principal Investigator for this International Water Vapor Experiment. This experiment is sponsored by the USWRP.
BAMEX: Planned dates for this experiment are 15 May to 15 July, 2003. Christopher Davis is one of the coordinators. (Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment)
Niwot Ridge: (Investigation of effects of horizontal transport of carbon dioxide in long-term carbon observations). Jielun Sun, Donald Lenschow, Margaret LeMone, Steven Oncley, and Anthony Delany will conduct a small field experiment in 2002 to investigate the magnitude of horizontal transport of CO2 at night and its contribution to long-term carbon observations. The results will lead to improvement of all the existing long-term CO2 observational networks. This research is funded by the NCAR Director's Office Opportunity Fund.

 

2000 Listing

DRIP: Dan Breed and Roelof Bruintjes were Field Project Manager and PI respectively for DRIP (Durango Rainfall Induction Program, in Mexico which began in July of 1999 and ended in late October 1999.
MAP: As Science co-Coordinator at the Project Operations Center in MAP (Mesoscale Alpine Programme), Richard Rotunno was in the Austrian, Swiss, and Italian Alps and foothills from late September 1999 till mid-November 1999. MAP was the study of dry and wet regimes in the Alps during fall and early winter, including gap flow, foehn, mesoscale precipitation, and valley flows. For more information: http://www.map.ethz.ch/
CASES99: The entire month of October 1999 was dedicated to CASES99 (Cooperative Atmospheric Surface Study) for Jielun Sun (PI), Margaret LeMone (consultant), Sean Burns, and Donald Lenschow in Augusta, Kansas. The study 1) investigated linkages between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and terrestrial biosphere, encompassing observations, data analysis, and numerical modeling; 2) examined the stable PBL and the transition between the daytime (unstable) and nocturnal (stable) PBL.
SHOWEX: Immediately following CASES99, Jielun Sun (PI) and Sean Burns participated in SHOWEX (Shoaling Wave Experiment), from 8 November to 10 December 1999 in North Carolina. This was the study of the interaction between the atmosphere and the shoaling waves. More information is available at: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/science/abl/showex/
Juneau Turbulence Field Program: As PI, Roy Rasmussen took part in the Juneau Turbulence Field Program during the last of January 2000.
Wave Cloud Experiment: Nancy Knight participated in the Wave Cloud Experiment from late January till mid-April 2000. This experiment studied the microphysics of wave clouds and was set up in Laramie, Wyoming.
IPEX: In February 2000, long-term visitor, Jeffrey Trapp was the PI in IPEX (Intermountain Precipitation Experiment).
Mt. Washington Snowgauge Field Program: Roy Rasmussen (PI) directed the Mt. Washington Snowgauge Field Program in February through April 2000.
ARM 2000: Aaron Bansemer and Andrew Heymsfield were involved in the ARM Cloud IOP-2000 experiment in Lamont, Oklahoma in March 2000
STEPS (Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study) in Goodland, Kansas, during the months of May through mid-August 2000 was the commitment for Morris Weisman (PI and Co-operations director), L. Jay Miller (Co-Project leader and Co-operations director), and Charles Knight. Not only were MMM staff involved, but two SOARS students assigned to Weisman and Miller assisted in the field. The purpose was to study precipitation and electrification characteristics of isolated supercell storms and to help distinguish the differences between LP and HP and classic storm types. More information is available at: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/community/steps.html
ABFM: Long-term visitor Eric Defer participated in ABFM (Airborne Field Mill Project) in June 2000 at the Kennedy Space Center. This project was concerned with microphysical/electrical measurements.
SAFARI 2000: The program SAFARI 2000 (Biomass burning experiment) occurred in South Africa from 7 August to 25 September 2000. Roelof Bruintjes was Co-PI for this experiment. In-situ observations of aerosols dominated this intensive flying campaign.
UAE Project: The UAE Project was a feasibility study for the United Arab Emirates. Daniel Breed was the field project manager.
SGS 2000: Several MMM staff participated in SGS-2000. Chin-Hoh Moeng and Donald Lenschow (Co-PIs), Jeffrey Weil, and Peter Sullivan were involved. This project examined the response of small SGS turbulent eddies to large eddies, developing better SGS models of LES.