CAFE-Pacific mission closing
HALO is flying back home and is expected to be back in Oberpfaffenhofen after two transfer days with stops in Darwin, Malé, and Abu Dhabi.
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PHILEAS – Measurements with HALO in air masses from the Asian monsoon
The upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) are particularly sensitive to changes in chemical composition. This region is very important for the radiation budget of the Earth’s atmosphere, and most long-haul air traffic takes place in it. In order to correctly classify the impact of aviation, it is important to understand the background atmosphere where
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Atmospheric research down under
Research expedition investigatesphotochemistry and aerosol particleformation in the tropical atmosphere. A trip upside down: Many scientists from the Max PIanckInstitute for Chemistry (MPIC) traveled Down Under inthe first weeks of January and experienced an absolutereversal of temperature and weather conditions. This wasalso the case for Dom Jack, graphic designer and photoreporter at the MPIC, during
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HALO in Australia for CAFE-Pacific mission
HALO is based in Cairns, Australia for the CAFE-Pacific campaign. The main objective of the CAFE missions is to investigate tropical tropospheric oxidant photochemistry in combination with aerosol particle formation and growth under clean, pristine conditions over land, and contrast the results with those in marine and polluted conditions. The measurements constrain computer models that represent chemical
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Why high flying global research jet is in Cairns
A high flying crack team of international scientists have flown into Cairns for the next stage of their global research expedition. Read why Cairns was chosen for the teams atmospheric research aboard a high-tech, high altitude long range aircraft. Read more.. (subscription necessary) Newspaper article in:
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Scientific jet measures atmospheric chemistry
Those looking up at the sky may have recently witnessed an unusual plane flying over Cairns. Their eyes aren’t playing tricks on them – throughout this month and next, the Max Planck Institute of Chemistry from Mainz, Germany, along with scientific partners including CQUniversity researchers – are measuring atmospheric molecular quantities in the maritime continent using a
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ECMWF heating rates support PHILEAS aircraft campaign
The German research aircraft HALO has provided valuable contributions to research into the effects of the Asian Summer Monsoon and wildfires in Canada on climate. Between August and October 2023, HALO was involved in the PHILEAS mission. A team of researchers coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) has been investigating the
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DFG Funds Five Novel Scientific Instruments for Installation and Research in the High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft HALO
Results of the DFG Major Instrumentation Initiative “HALO-Instruments – the Expansion of the Scientific Instrumentation of the High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft HALO” Within a Major Instrumentation Initiative, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) funds novel advanced scientific instruments to be installed aboard the Research Aircraft HALO. These instruments are for dedicated use in future
Interview on the PHILEAS campaign
In the PHILEAS project (Probing High Latitude Export of Air from the Asian Summer Monsoon), measurement flights with the high-altitude research aircraft HALO were conducted from August to the end of September 2023 to investigate the influence of the Asian summer monsoon on the global climate. The campaign was led by the Forschungs zentrum Jülich
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PHILEAS campaign successfully completed
HALO research aircraft has provided valuable contributions to research into the effects on the climate of the Asian Summer Monsoon and the wildfires in Canada Touchdown for the PHILEAS mission: Following the removal of the instruments from the HALO research aircraft in Oberpfaffenhofen in Bavaria, the measurement campaign has been completed on schedule. Over the
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