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ACRIDICON–CHUVA Campaign: Studying Tropical Deep Convective Clouds and Precipitation over Amazonia Using the New German Research Aircraft HALO
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, pp.1885-1908
01/10/2016
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Abstract
Between 1 September and 4 October 2014, a combined airborne and ground-based measurement campaign was conducted to study tropical deep convective clouds over the Brazilian Amazon rain forest. The new German research aircraft, High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO), a modified Gulfstream G550, and extensive ground-based instrumentation were deployed in and near Manaus (State of Amazonas). The campaign was part of the German–Brazilian Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation, and Radiation Interactions and Dynamics of Convective Cloud Systems–Cloud Processes of the Main Precipitation Systems in Brazil: A Contribution to Cloud Resolving Modeling and to the GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) (ACRIDICON– CHUVA) venture to quantify aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions and their thermodynamic, dynamic, and radiative effects by in situ and remote sensing measurements over Amazonia. The ACRIDICON–CHUVA field observations were carried out in cooperation with the second intensive operating period of Green Ocean Amazon 2014/15 (GoAmazon2014/5). In this paper we focus on the airborne data measured on HALO, which was equipped with about 30 in situ and remote sensing instruments for meteorological, trace gas, aerosol, cloud, precipitation, and spectral solar radiation measurements. Fourteen research flights with a total duration of 96 flight hours were performed. Five scientific topics were pursued: 1) cloud vertical evolution and life cycle (cloud profiling), 2) cloud processing of aerosol particles and trace gases (inflow and outflow), 3) satellite and radar validation (cloud products), 4) vertical transport and mixing (tracer experiment), and 5) cloud formation over forested/deforested areas. Data were collected in near-pristine atmospheric conditions and in environments polluted by biomass burning and urban emissions. The paper presents a general introduction of the ACRIDICON– CHUVA campaign (motivation and addressed research topics) and of HALO with its extensive instrument package, as well as a presentation of a few selected measurement results acquired during the flights for some selected scientific topics.
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- Title
- ACRIDICON–CHUVA Campaign: Studying Tropical Deep Convective Clouds and Precipitation over Amazonia Using the New German Research Aircraft HALO
- Creators
- Manfred Wendisch - Leipzig UniversityUlrich Pöschl - Max Planck SocietyMeinrat O. Andreae - Max Planck SocietyLuiz A. T. Machado - National Institute for Space ResearchRachel Albrecht - Universidade de São PauloHans Schlager - German Aerospace CenterDaniel Rosenfeld - The Hebrew University of JerusalemScot T. Martin - Harvard UniversityAhmed Abdelmonem - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyArmin Afchine - Forschungszentrum JülichAlessandro C. Araùjo - Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationPaulo Artaxo - Universidade de São PauloHeinfried Aufmhoff - German Aerospace CenterHenrique M. J. Barbosa - Universidade de São PauloStephan Borrmann - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzRamon Braga - National Institute for Space ResearchBernhard Buchholz - Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltMicael Amore Cecchini - National Institute for Space ResearchAnja Costa - Forschungszentrum JülichJoachim Curtius - Goethe University FrankfurtMaximilian Dollner - German Aerospace CenterMarcel Dorf - Max Planck SocietyVolker Dreiling - German Aerospace CenterVolker Ebert - Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltAndré Ehrlich - Leipzig UniversityFlorian Ewald - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGilberto Fisch - Instituto de Aeronáutica e EspaçoAndreas Fix - German Aerospace CenterFabian Frank - Goethe University FrankfurtDaniel Fütterer - German Aerospace CenterChristopher Heckl - German Aerospace CenterFabian Heidelberg - German Aerospace CenterTilman Hüneke - Heidelberg UniversityEvelyn Jäkel - Leipzig UniversityEmma Järvinen - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyTina Jurkat - German Aerospace CenterSandra Kanter - Leipzig UniversityUdo Kästner - Leibniz Institute for NeurobiologyMareike Kenntner - German Aerospace CenterJürgen Kesselmeier - Max Planck SocietyThomas Klimach - Max Planck SocietyMatthias Knecht - Heidelberg UniversityRebecca Kohl - Goethe University FrankfurtTobias Kölling - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMartina Krämer - Forschungszentrum JülichMira Krüger - Max Planck SocietyTrismono Candra Krisna - Leipzig UniversityJost V. Lavric - Max Planck SocietyKarla Longo - National Institute for Space ResearchChristoph Mahnke - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzAntonio O. Manzi - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Manaus, BrazilBernhard Mayer - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenStephan Mertes - Leibniz Institute for NeurobiologyAndreas Minikin - German Aerospace CenterSergej Molleker - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzSteffen Münch - Goethe University FrankfurtBjörn Nillius - Max Planck SocietyKlaus Pfeilsticker - Heidelberg UniversityChristopher Pöhlker - Max Planck SocietyAnke Roiger - German Aerospace CenterDiana Rose - Goethe University FrankfurtDagmar Rosenow - Leipzig UniversityDaniel Sauer - German Aerospace CenterMartin Schnaiter - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJohannes Schneider - Max Planck SocietyChristiane Schulz - Max Planck SocietyRodrigo A. F. de Souza - Departamento de Meteorologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilAntonio Spanu - German Aerospace CenterPaul Stock - German Aerospace CenterDaniel Vila - National Institute for Space ResearchChristiane Voigt - German Aerospace CenterAdrian Walser - German Aerospace CenterDavid Walter - Max Planck SocietyRalf Weigel - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzBernadett Weinzierl - German Aerospace CenterFrank Werner - Leipzig UniversityMarcia A. Yamasoe - Universidade de São PauloHelmut Ziereis - German Aerospace CenterTobias Zinner - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMartin Zöger - German Aerospace Center
- Publication Details
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, pp.1885-1908
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Identifiers
- 991013092668402368
- Copyright
- ©2016 American Meteorological Society.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article