ARCTAS: Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites

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Summary

We will be supporting the NASA Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites ( ARCTAS ) campaign with a combination of model simulations and satellite observations. The Spring Phase of ARCTAS will be April 1-21, based in Fairbanks, AK. The Summer Phase includes DC8 flights from Palmdale, CA, June 18-25, and from Cold Lake, Alberta, June 26-July 14, 2008.

Participants

• Louisa Emmons, Principal Investigator
• Global Tropospheric Modeling Group
• Actinic Flux: Rick Shetter, Sam Hall, Kirk Ullman ( ARIM )
• OH: Lee Mauldin, Ed Koscuich
• HO2/RO2: Chris Cantrell, Rebecca Anderson
• NOxyO3: Andy Weinheimer David Knapp, DeeDee Montzka ( CARI )
• TOGA: Eric Apel, Alan Hills ( CARI )
• CH2O: Alan Fried, Dirk Richter, Petter Weibring, Jim Walega ( EOL/APOL )