Special features of the Arctic climate, such as the strong reflection of the sun’s rays off the light snow or the low position of the sun, amplify global warming in the Arctic. However, researchers are often faced with the challenge of modelling the underlying climatic processes in order to be able to provide reliable weather […]
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
ORCESTRA: Half-Time for the Tropical Cloud Experiment Weiterlesen »
The HALO research aircraft from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has successfully completed the first phase of its most challenging mission to date, in terms of flying and science, over Cabo Verde. Since the beginning of August 2024, HALO (the High Altitude and Long Range research aircraft) has been
Der erste Teil der groß angelegten Messkampagne PERCUSION/ORCHESTRA neigt sich dem Ende. Fast 4 Wochen war dabei das deutsche Forschungsflugzeug HALO auf den Kap Verden stationiert und hat dabei zahlreiche Daten gesammelt um die Instrumente des EarthCARE Satelliten validieren zu können. Dafür ist das Forschungsflugzeug HALO mit einer ähnlichen Payload bestückt, wie die EarthCARE-Payload. Für die Vergleichsmessungen werden dabei
Messkampagne mit HALO auf den Kap Verden Weiterlesen »
The ORCESTRA started his performance on August 10th in Cap Verde. The PERCUSION gives the beat by flying back and forth across the belt of deep rain over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, while the MAESTRO directs his plane around fields of broken cumuli around Cap Verde to understand how convective storms form and organize. The
ORCESTRA: Exploring Tropical Clouds and their Impact on Climate Weiterlesen »
PERCUSION mission execution part I with base in Sal (Cape Verde) is ongoing. HALO landing today in the shimmering heat. (Photo by Andreas Minikin/DLR) Sunset with HALO. (Photo by Florian Ewald/DLR) After landing on HALO’s day 1 in Sal. (Photo by Andreas Minikin/DLR)
Update from the PERCUSION mission Weiterlesen »
Integration and preparation for the next HALO mission PERCUSION is ongoing. PERCUSION is planned as a nine-week EarthCARE centered campaign that will focus both on EarthCARE characterization and on studies of deep convection over the tropical Atlantic close to the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in mid to late summer (between August to October 2024). The objectives of
HALO mission integration for PERCUSION Weiterlesen »
Memories of our research campaign CAFE-PACIFIC in Australia! In the video, Philip Holzbeck, a doctoral candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, shares his experiences as an operator aboard the research aircraft HALO. Philip was involved in a total of six measurement flights. A typical flight day, including pre- and post-flight preparations, lasts around
CAFE-Pacific – Campaign interview with Philip Holzbeck Weiterlesen »
As part of the large-scale aircraft measurement campaign CAFE-PACIFIC, Linda Ort, a doctoral candidate at MPIC, spent two months in Australia with her research colleagues. Using the research aircraft HALO and specialized measurement instruments, the team investigated cloud chemistry in the tropical region between Indonesia and northern Australia. In the video, Linda shares her impressions
CAFE-Pacific – Campaign interview with Linda Ort Weiterlesen »
Earlier this year, a German team led a research mission over the Pacific Ocean to collect detailed measurements of the atmosphere, in order to better understand the chemistry of climate. Using a heavily-modified Gulfstream G550 (pictured), the Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Field Experiment (CAFE) team’s CAFE-Pacific mission flew for up to nine hours at a
Premium Podcast: The mission to measure our atmosphere – Australian Aviation Weiterlesen »