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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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Ryder C (2021) Radiative Effects of Increased Water Vapor in the Upper Saharan Air Layer Associated With Enhanced Dustiness in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

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Ryder C (2021) Radiative Effects of Increased Water Vapor Associated with Enhanced Dustiness in the Saharan Air Layer

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Sanchez-Marroquin A (2022) Aircraft ice-nucleating particle and aerosol composition measurements in the Western North American Arctic

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Sanchez-Marroquin A (2021) Mineral and biological ice-nucleating particles above the South East of the British Isles. in Environmental science: atmospheres

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Sandeep A (2022) Validation of NCUM Model Forecasts Against FAAM Aircraft Observations Over Monsoon Trough Region: A Diagnostic Case Study in Pure and Applied Geophysics

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Shaw J (2022) Large Methane Emission Fluxes Observed From Tropical Wetlands in Zambia in Global Biogeochemical Cycles

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Shaw J (2023) Flaring efficiencies and NO x emission ratios measured for offshore oil and gas facilities in the North Sea in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

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Temple L (2023) A Comparison of Aircraft SO2 Measurements in Remote and Polluted Marine Environments

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Thamban N (2023) Understanding the aerosol-cloud interactions in ship-dominated and cleaner environments in the Celtic Sea.

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Warwick L (2022) Retrieval of Tropospheric Water Vapor From Airborne Far-Infrared Measurements: A Case Study in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres