During the measurement mission „SouthTRAC“ (Transport and Composition of the Southern Hemisphere UTLS) the German research aircraft HALO investigates the Southern atmosphere and the role of gravity waves and associated tracer transport for climate change (September and November 2019).
Main objective of the initial measurement mission phase will be the analysis of gravity waves at the Southern tip of South America and above Antarctica. During the second phase in November the scientific objective is investigating the exchange of air masses between stratosphere and troposphere.
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