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William J. Shaw Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999/K9-30 Richland, WA 99352 email: will.shaw@pnl.gov The deployment of the instruments and the acquisition of the data described in this proposal address critical needs for DOE’s Atmospheric Science Program (ASP). Measurements of meteorological processes, aerosol size distributions, and aerosol scattering and absorption are of fundamental importance in field programs designed to measure the fate of aerosols in the atmosphere and their effects on atmospheric radiation. We propose to maintain and deploy a suite of ground-based instruments for ASP field campaigns that will provide researchers with essential data on atmospheric boundary layer structure and aerosol characteristics. Instruments to be provided include one or two 915-Mhz radar wind profilers, a Doppler sodar, a rawinsonde system, several surface weather stations for measuring temperature, wind velocity, and humidity, two 3-λ nephelometers, an optical particle counter (PCASP-100x), and two particle soot absorption photometers (PSAPs). Members of the ASP science team who require these data to help interpret results from anticipated field campaigns will be able to request the use of these instruments. Key Words: instruments, meteorology, aerosols [back to ASP ST Membership] |