Tracking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), Data Center
Deep convective clouds, which often pack lightning and pour rain, occur nearly everywhere in the world. They are an important feature of the atmosphere, especially in storm systems that dominate the tropics and midlatitudes, but are difficult to represent in models. Researchers need more information about the processes that drive the life cycle of these clouds. For example, how do aerosols (tiny particles in the air) influence the physics of convective clouds? The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility plans to support a field campaign aimed at finding out what happens inside deep convective clouds. The Tracking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) is scheduled to run from April 2021 to April 2022 in and around Houston, Texas. The area is unique because it commonly experiences numerous isolated convective systems and a spectrum of aerosol conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Contributing Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1570965
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SC-ARM-19-024
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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