by Nathan Betts | Jul 17, 2019 | Missions
Scientists on board the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) research aircraft have started measuring emissions from ship exhausts off the northwest coast of Portugal. Scientists are collecting measurements to help quantify the impact of...
by Nathan Betts | Feb 8, 2019 | Missions
A team of UK scientists have used the FAAM aircraft to take the most detailed measurements yet of the methane in the skies over tropical Africa. Researchers have been investigating a mysterious spike in atmospheric concentrations of methane, which began in 2007. Early...
by David Sproson | Jan 23, 2019 | Missions
FAAM are currently on detachment in Uganda and Zambia, for the MOYA, HyVic and ZWAMPS projects. MOYA are hosting a blog on their website, which you can find here.
by Fallen Leaf | Feb 1, 2018 | Missions
The FAAM aircraft is flying across the UK throughout January and February 2018 to measure ice clouds, for a research project called PICASSO. Ice clouds have an important role in the atmosphere, influencing its temperature and the formation of precipitation. Clouds, of...
by FAAM | Feb 1, 2018 | Missions
Researchers from NCAS and the Natural Environment Research Council have recently returned from a mission to monitor gases in the skies above Iceland’s active volcanoes. Scientists were on board the UK’s unique flying laboratory looking for signals that may warn of an...
by FAAM | Feb 1, 2018 | Missions
The Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) spent August 2017 measuring biomass aerosol on Ascension Island, a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, which is a hotspot for regional biomass burning aerosols released from the African Continent. Ascension...
