MPI-M researchers and their partner institutions are currently performing atmospheric measurements over the equatorial Atlantic with eight coordinated measurement campaigns. They want to find out what controls the structure of the tropical rain belt, how it will change in the future and what this means for weather patterns. A variety of state-of-the-art research platforms are being used for the measurements – from ships to satellites.
An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), is currently conducting observations of the atmosphere in the tropical Atlantic in eight coordinated sub-campaigns. Among other things, a research vessel, research aircrafts and the EarthCARE satellite are being used. The two-month expedition started at the beginning of August in the African island state of Cape Verde. Now the scientists are heading over to the western side of the Atlantic, namely to Barbados, where they will continue their measurements until the end of September. Ground stations complete the observations at the two locations on land. In total, more than 200 scientists and technicians from almost 50 institutions are involved in the campaign.
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