Field Campaigns
Our laboratory engages in many research projects, observing and measuring components of the atmosphere. Some of our biggest events are collaborative field missions. The laboratory participated and frequently played a leading role in many field studies since 1999.
2021
- Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas (AEROMMA) May - July 2021, Ontario, CA and Portsmouth, NH
- Coastal Urban Plume Dynamics Study (CUPiDS) June - August 2021, NYC region
- Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical & CLimate Impact Project (ACCLIP) Summer 2021, South Korea
2020
- POPS Stratollite Mission 2020 - 2021, Tucson, AZ
- COVID Air Quality Study (COVID-AQS) Spring 2020, Boulder, CO
- 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, Golden, CO
- New York Investigations of Consumer Emissions (NYICE) March and July 2018, New York City metro
- 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, CA
- Fires, Asian, and Stratospheric Transport - Las Vegas Ozone Study (FAST-LVOS) May - June 2017, Clark County, NV
- 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) Fire Lab October - November 2016, Missoula, MT
- 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, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean
2015
- Aliso Canyon Study October 2015 - February 2016, Los Angeles, CA
- Volcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur (VIRGAS) October 2015, Houston, TX
- 2nd Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) 2015 - 2017, Columbia River Basin, OR
- 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, CO
- Wintertime INvestigation of Transport, Emissions, and Reactivity (WINTER) January - March 2015, Mid-Atlantic region
2014
- Denver-Julesburg Basin Flux Study (DJFlux) Fall 2014, Erie, CO
- 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, CO
- 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, WA
- Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) January - March 2014, Palmdale, CA and Guam
- Energy and Environment - Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (E&E UBWOS) January - March 2014, Horse Pool, UT
2013
- Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) September 2013, Houston, TX
- Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS) August - September 2013, Houston, TX
- Las Vegas Ozone Study (LVOS) May - June 2013, Angel Peak, NV
- 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 - 2015, Indianapolis, IN
- Texas Flux Study (TXFlux) Spring and Fall 2013, Houston, TX
- Energy and Environment - Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (E&E UBWOS) January - March 2013, Horse Pool, UT
- Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) Winter 2012-2013, Palmdale, CA
2012
- Summer Ozone Near Natural gas Emissions (SONNE) July - August 2012, Erie, CO
- Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry (DC3) Experiment May - June 2012, Salina, KS
- 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, UT
2011
- Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO) August - December 2011, Indian Ocean
- Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) Fall 2011, Palmdale, CA
- Biofuel Crops emission of Ozone pRecursors iNtensive (BioCORN) July - August 2011, Fort Collins, CO
- 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, TX
- Nitrogen, Aerosol Composition, and Halogens on a Tall Tower (NACHTT) February - March 2011, Erie, CO
2010
- Deepwater Horizon June 2010, Gulf of Mexico
- California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) May - July 2010, Southern CA
- Global Hawk Pacific Mission (GloPac) Winter 2010, Palmdale, CA
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, CO
- Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud Processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Spring 2008, Fairbanks, AK
- 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, TX
2005 and prior
- UAS Flight Demonstration Project 2005 April - November 2005, Palmdale, CA
- Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean Experiment (RICO) January 2005, Eastern Atlantic and Western Caribbean
- Aura Validation Experiment (AVE) Fall 2004, Houston, TX
- 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, FL
- 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, CA
- 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, TX
- WB-57F Aerosol Mission (WAM) Spring 1998, Houston, TX
- Southern Oxidant Study (SOS) 1995 July 1995, Tennessee Valley
- Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) 1987 August - September 1987, Punta Arenas, Chile