NOAA CSL: Field Campaigns

2023

Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas (AEROMMA) May - July 2023, Palmdale, CA and Eastern U.S.
Coastal Urban Plume Dynamics Study (CUPiDS) June - August 2023, New York City region

2022

California Fire Dynamics Experiment (CalFiDE) August - September 2022, California
Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical & CLimate Impact Project (ACCLIP) Summer 2022, South Korea
Secondary organic aerosol Chamber Experiments for Non-Traditional Species (SCENTS) Spring and Summer 2022, Colorado State University
Stratospheric Aerosol processes, Budget and Radiative Effects (SABRE) mission test flights January - February 2022, Houston, Texas
Tonga volcano Rapid Response Experiment (TR²Ex) January 2022, La Réunion
Marshall Fire Air Quality (AQ) Response January 2022, Superior and Louisville, Colorado

2021

Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical & CLimate Impact Project (ACCLIP) test flights Summer 2021, Houston, Texas
Southwest Urban NOx and VOC Experiment (SUNVEx) Summer 2021, Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada
System Integration and Test Experiment (SITE) Summer 2021, Lakeland, Florida
Washington D.C. Flux Study (DCFlux) April 2021 - 2024, Washington, D.C.

2020

Balloon Baseline Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles (B²SAP) 2020 - 2023, global
POPS Stratollite Mission 2020 - 2021, Tucson, Arizona
PickUp based Mobile Atmospheric Sounder (PUMAS) June - October 2020, Colorado Front Range
COVID Air Quality Study (COVID-AQS) Spring 2020, Boulder, Colorado
Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) January - February 2020, tropical North Atlantic

2019

Stratéole-2: Long-duration balloon flights at the tropical tropopause engineering campaign October 2019 - March 2020, Seychelles
POPSnet-Southern Great Plains (SGP) September 2019 - August 2021, Kansas - Oklahoma
Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) 2019 wildfire season, Western U.S.
Nighttime Fire Observations eXperiment (NightFOX) - UAS wildfire measurements in support of FIREX-AQ and fire weather forecasting 2019 wildfire season, Western U.S.

2018

Propagation of Intra-Seasonal Tropical Oscillations (PISTON) Summer and Fall 2018, Philippine Sea
Cloud Properties Experiment (CPEX) Summer 2018, Boulder, Colorado
New York Investigations of Consumer Emissions (NYICE) March and July 2018, New York City metro area
Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) -4 Spring 2018, global

2017

30 year Remembrance – Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) 1987 August - September 1987, Punta Arenas, Chile
Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) -3 Fall 2017, global
East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (EPOCH) Project August 2017, Palmdale, California
Land-Atmosphere Feedback Experiment (LAFE) Summer 2017, Lamont, Oklahoma
Fires, Asian, and Stratospheric Transport - Las Vegas Ozone Study (FAST-LVOS) May - June 2017, Clark County, Nevada
Utah Winter Fine Particulate Study (UWFPS) January - February 2017, northern Utah basins
Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) -2 Winter 2017, global

2016

Pacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and cONvection (POSIDON) Experiment October 2016, Guam
Fire Influence on Regional and Global Environments Experiment (FIREX) FireLab October - November 2016, Missoula, Montana
Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) -1 Summer 2016, global
California Baseline Ozone Transport Study (CABOTS) Spring - Summer 2016, Central California
KORUS-AQ: An International Cooperative Air Quality Field Study in Korea Spring 2016, Korea
AeroMarine March 2016, La Réunion, Indian Ocean

2015

Aliso Canyon Study October 2015 - February 2016, Los Angeles, California
Volcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur (VIRGAS) October 2015, Houston, Texas
2nd Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) 2015 - 2017, Columbia River Basin, eastern Oregon and Washington
Shale Oil and Natural Gas Nexus (SONGNEX) - Studying the Atmospheric Effects of Changing Energy Use in the U.S. at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change April - May 2015, Western U.S.
Study of Aerosol Optical Properties with Manta Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) April 2015, Svalbard, Norway
Experimental Measurement Campaign (XMC) for Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Instrument Assessment (XPIA) Spring 2015, Erie, Colorado
Wintertime INvestigation of Transport, Emissions, and Reactivity (WINTER) January - March 2015, Mid-Atlantic region

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2014

Denver-Julesburg Basin Flux Study (DJFlux) Fall 2014, Erie, Colorado
Agricultural Emissions Studies Summer 2014, Northeastern Colorado
Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Éxperiment (FRAPPÉ) / Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) July - August 2014, Colorado Front Range
Lidar Uncertainty Measurement EXperiment (LUMEX) June - July 2014, Erie, Colorado
Campaigns of Air Quality Research in Beijing and Surrounding Regions (CARE-Beijing) June - July 2014, North China Plain
Twin Otter Projects Defining Oil/gas Well emissioNs (TOPDOWN) May - June and October 2014, North Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico
NOAA Seed Project - Manta Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) April 2014, Yakima, Washington
Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) January - March 2014, Palmdale, California and Guam
Energy and Environment - Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (E&E UBWOS) January - March 2014, Horse Pool, Utah

2013

Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) September 2013, Houston, Texas
Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC⁴RS) August - September 2013, Houston, Texas
Las Vegas Ozone Study (LVOS) May - June 2013, Angel Peak, Nevada
Southeast Nexus (SENEX) - Studying the Interactions Between Natural and Anthropogenic Emissions at the Nexus of Climate Change and Air Quality Summer 2013, Southeast U.S.
Indiana Flux Study (INFlux) Spring 2013 - 2019, Indianapolis, Indiana
Texas Flux Study (TXFlux) Spring and Fall 2013, Houston, Texas
Energy and Environment - Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (E&E UBWOS) January - March 2013, Horse Pool, Utah
Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) Winter 2012-2013, Palmdale, California

2012

Summer Ozone Near Natural gas Emissions (SONNE) July - August 2012, Erie, Colorado
Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry (DC3) Experiment May - June 2012, Salina, Kansas
Denver-Julesburg Basin CH₄ Flux Study April - June 2012, Denver-Julesburg Basin, CO
Energy and Environment - Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (E&E UBWOS) January - March 2012, Horse Pool, Utah

2011

Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO) August - December 2011, Indian Ocean
Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) Fall 2011, Palmdale, California
Biofuel Crops emission of Ozone pRecursors iNtensive (BioCORN) July - August 2011, Fort Collins, Colorado
HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) IV & V Summer 2011, Pacific Basin
Turbine Wake and Inflow Characterization Study (TWICS) April - May 2011, Golden, CO
Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment (MACPEX) March - April 2011, Ellington Field, Texas
Nitrogen, Aerosol Composition, and Halogens on a Tall Tower (NACHTT) February - March 2011, Erie, Colorado

2010

Deepwater Horizon June 2010, Gulf of Mexico
California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) May - July 2010, Southern California
Global Hawk Pacific Mission (GloPac) Winter 2010, Palmdale, California

2009

HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study - Phase I January 2009, Pacific Basin

2008

CONtrail and Cirrus ExpeRimenT (CONCERT) November 2008, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Boulder Atmospheric Observatory (BAO) Summer 2008, Erie, Colorado
Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud Processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Spring 2008, Fairbanks, Alaska
International Chemistry Experiment in the Arctic LOwer Troposphere (ICEALOT) Spring 2008, North Atlantic

2007

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) Summer 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica
VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) June 2007, Southeast Pacific

2006

Costa Rica - Aura Validation Experiment (CRAVE) Winter 2006, San Jose, Costa Rica
2006 Texas Air Quality Study / Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (TexAQS/GoMACCS) late Summer 2006, Houston, Texas

2005 and prior

UAS Flight Demonstration Project 2005 April - November 2005, Palmdale, California
Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean Experiment (RICO) January 2005, Eastern Atlantic and Western Caribbean
Aura Validation Experiment (AVE) Fall 2004, Houston, Texas
North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) 2004 2004, Mexico
International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT) – NEAQS - ITCT 2004 Summer 2004, New England
Pre- Aura Validation Experiment (Pre-AVE) Winter 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica
Lamar Low-Level Jet Program (LLLJP) September 2003, Southeastern Colorado
New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) 2002 Summer 2002, New England
Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment (CRYSTAL-FACE) Summer 2002, Key West, Florida
Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation (ITCT) 2002 Spring 2002, Coastal California
fourth Convection And Moisture EXperiment (CAMEX-4) Summer - Fall 2001, Florida
Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate (EPIC) September - October 2001, Eastern Pacific
Aircraft Plume Study May 2001, Los Angeles, California
Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS) 2000 August - September 2000, Houston, Texas
SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE) 2000, Kiruna, Sweden
Southern Oxidant Study (SOS) 1999 June - July 1999, Tennessee Valley
Atmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the Tropopause (ACCENT) March 1999 - September 2000, Houston, Texas
WB-57F Aerosol Mission (WAM) Spring 1998, Houston, Texas
Southern Oxidant Study (SOS) 1995 July 1995, Tennessee Valley
Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) 1987 August - September 1987, Punta Arenas, Chile