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Commissioning of the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurement Facility (FAAM): the Atmospheric Research Aircraft (ARA) Service

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leeds
Department Name: National Centre for Atmospheric Science

Abstract

NERC is inviting NCAS to apply for ten year funding, from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2029, for provision of the atmospheric research aircraft service. This covers NERC costs for staff, fuel, overheads, aircraft instruments, premises, BAE contract, campaign development, minor engineering and test flights, and unscheduled maintenance.

Planned Impact

The Commissioning Invitation document explicitly specifies several sections on scientific, societal and economic impact.
Specific responses in the Case For Support address the impacts of the FAAM facility. Sections 2 and 10 describe impact and added value.

Publications

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Papangelis G (2021) The Saharan convective boundary layer structure over large scale surface heterogeneity: A large eddy simulation study in Atmospheric Research

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Pasternak D (2023) Ship emissions and apparent sulphur fuel content measured of board of a large research aircraft in international waters and Sulphur Emission Control Area

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Peers F (2021) Observation of absorbing aerosols above clouds over the south-east Atlantic Ocean from the geostationary satellite SEVIRI - Part 2: Comparison with MODIS and aircraft measurements from the CLARIFY-2017 field campaign in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

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Pfreundschuh S (2022) Synergistic radar and sub-millimeter radiometer retrievals of ice hydrometeors in mid-latitude frontal cloud systems in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

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Piontek D (2021) The New Volcanic Ash Satellite Retrieval VACOS Using MSG/SEVIRI and Artificial Neural Networks: 2. Validation in Remote Sensing

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Plu M (2021) An ensemble of state-of-the-art ash dispersion models: towards probabilistic forecasts to increase the resilience of air traffic against volcanic eruptions in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

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Ramsden A (2022) Quantifying fossil fuel methane emissions using observations of atmospheric ethane and an uncertain emission ratio in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

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Romatschke U (2021) Stereophotogrammetry of clouds observed during T-REX

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Russo M (2024) Virtual Integration of Satellite and In-situ Observation Networks (VISION) v1.0: In-Situ Observations Simulator

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Russo M (2025) Virtual Integration of Satellite and In-situ Observation Networks (VISION) v1.0: In-Situ Observations Simulator (ISO_simulator) in Geoscientific Model Development