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 […]
Atmospheric research down under Weiterlesen »
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
HALO in Australia for CAFE-Pacific mission Weiterlesen »
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:
Why high flying global research jet is in Cairns Weiterlesen »
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
Scientific jet measures atmospheric chemistry Weiterlesen »
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
ECMWF heating rates support PHILEAS aircraft campaign Weiterlesen »
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
Interview on the PHILEAS campaign Weiterlesen »
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
PHILEAS campaign successfully completed Weiterlesen »
Last flight of PHILEAS was successfully completed in Oberpfaffenhofen! Thank you all for a very successfull campaign! Picture: HALO in front of the hangar in Oberpfaffenhofen. Photo: DLR-FX.
PHILEAS mission successfully finished Weiterlesen »
Im Projekt PHILEAS (Probing High Latitude Export of Air from the Asian Summer Monsoon) werden unter Leitung des Forschungszentrums Jülich und der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz seit dem 6. August 2023 Messflüge mit dem Höhenforschungsflugzeug HALO durchgeführt. Damit wollen die beteiligten Wissenschaftler:innen bis Anfang Oktober den Einfluss des asiatischen Sommermonsuns auf das globale Klima untersuchen. Nach
PHILEAS: HALO startet in Anchorage zu weiteren Messflügen Weiterlesen »
Successful transfer flight of HALO to Anchorage, Alaska, for the next mission phase of PHILEAS. Scientists will investigate the following research questions: 1. What are the chemical composition and microphysical properties of the gas and particulate phase of large-scale eddies which are shed from the monsoon anticyclone?2. What are the main transport pathways (advection and mixing)
HALO arriving in Anchorage, USA for PHILEAS mission Weiterlesen »