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...
by David Sproson | Mar 13, 2020 | FAAM, Missions
With regret, we have to inform everyone concerned with the ACAO detachment to Kiruna, scheduled to start on 16 March, that this will be postponed for the foreseeable future due to the Coronavirus outbreak. This will of course be a great disappointment to many...
by Nathan Betts | Aug 30, 2019 | Missions
A team of scientists led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have completed a two week flight campaign collecting atmospheric samples over the North Atlantic. Researchers have been using the FAAM aircraft to detect changes in key atmospheric...
