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 »
HALO research aircraft to analyze the transport of greenhouses gases and aerosols over the Pacific The extreme precipitation that occurs during the Asiatic monsoon season repeatedly causes catastrophic devastation in Southeast Asia. The same weather systems which cause these extreme events also affect the altitude region of 12 to 20 kilometers. Strong convection transports partly
Up, up, and away with PHILEAS Weiterlesen »
The German High Altitude and Long Range (HALO) research aircraft will be exploring the atmosphere in the southern hemisphere and its impact on climate change during September and November 2019 as part of the SOUTHTRAC (Transport and Composition of the Southern Hemisphere UTLS) mission. The main objective of the first phase of the campaign is