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ARM Airborne Carbon Measurements VI (ARM-ACME VI) Field Campaign Report

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1355762
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

From October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, AAF deployed a Cessna 206 aircraft over the Southern Great Plains, collecting observations of trace gas mixing ratios over the ARM/SGP Central Facility. The aircraft payload included two Atmospheric Observing Systems (AOS Inc.) analyzers for continuous measurements of CO2, and a 12-flask sampler for analysis of carbon cycle gases (CO2, CO, CH4, N2O, 13CO2). The aircraft payload also includes solar/infrared radiation measurements. This research (supported by DOE ARM and TES programs) builds upon previous ARM-ACME missions. The goal of these measurements is to improve understanding of: (a) the carbon exchange of the ARM region; (b) how CO2 and associated water and energy fluxes influence radiative forcing, convective processes, and CO2 concentrations over the ARM region, and (c) how greenhouse gases are transported on continental scales.

Research Organization:
DOE Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Contributing Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University
OSTI ID:
1355762
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM-17-017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English