MARINE STRATUS EXPERIMENT (MASE)

MISSION DESCRIPTION:
 

The ASP MASE (MArine Stratus Experiment) field project was conducted in the vicinity of Point Reyes, CA, just north of San Francisco, throughout the month of July, 2005. The project examined the influences of anthropogenic aerosols on marine stratus clouds so that the relevant processes can be more accurately represented in climate models. 

The primary measurement platform was the DOE G-1 Research aircraft, which was outfitted for this study with numerous state-of-the-art instruments for characterization of aerosol properties. The project made extensive use of the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) located at the Point Reyes National Seashore, with its array of in-situ and remote-sensing instruments, supplemented by specialized measurements made by instrumentation provided by ASP investigators and others. Another key measurement platform was the Twin Otter research for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) at the Naval Postgraduate School and instrumented by researchers from the California Institute of Technology and ASP investigators. The G-1 was based at Mather Airport just south of Sacramento, the Twin Otter at Monterey Airport. The program ran from July 1 to July 31.
 
 

The project is now in the analysis phase. For links to data and analysis activities see the project overview page.
 
 
 

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