by Harriett Richardson | Jun 1, 2023 | FAAM, Missions
Researchers from the Met Office have embarked on a flight campaign with the FAAM Airborne Laboratory, to study convective clouds over the south of the UK and the processes that lead to summertime storms. The Wessex Convection Experiment, also known as WesCon, is...
by Nathan Betts | Oct 14, 2022 | FAAM, Missions
Researchers have embarked on a flight campaign over the Labrador Sea to study how clouds form and develop in cold air. The four-week campaign will deploy the FAAM Airborne Laboratory to look specifically at mixed phase clouds – clouds that contain a mixture of...
by Harriett Richardson | Jul 14, 2022 | Missions
A team of scientists are heading to New Mexico to study clouds over the Magdalena Mountains, using the FAAM Airborne Laboratory. The four week aircraft campaign will observe deep convective clouds, the particles and conditions necessary for them to form, and the...
by Harriett Richardson | Nov 23, 2020 | Missions
Emissions from ship exhausts can have a major impact on air quality and climate, and in particular, change the behavior and brightness of clouds.A mixture of particulates and gases, such as soot and sulphates, is produced by burning fossil fuels to power ships; which...
by Nathan Betts | Sep 3, 2020 | Missions
The FAAM aircraft took to the skies over the North Sea and Norfolk for its first science mission after six months spent mostly in the hangar. The purpose of the post-lockdown mission was to test instruments on board the airborne laboratory, in particular the probes...
by Nathan Betts | Mar 16, 2020 | Missions
Scientists have been flying over the Atlantic Ocean to investigate how desert dust and man-made pollution are interacting in remote marine environments, which could have knock-on consequences for the air quality in our towns and cities. Researchers from the National...
