by Eleanor Dixon | Apr 30, 2025 | Mid-Life Upgrade
A cutting-edge new instrument for studying bioaerosols in the atmosphere, known as the Swisens Enhanced Poleno Jupiter, is joining the FAAM Airborne Laboratory through the Mid-Life Upgrade programme. The instrument will help scientists better understand tiny particles...
by Eleanor Dixon | Feb 7, 2025 | Mid-Life Upgrade
Upgraded aerosol inlets will revolutionise the way the FAAM aircraft samples aerosol particles from outside the aircraft as it flies and delivers them to the instruments inside. The project is led by Dr Paul I. Williams, National Centre for Atmospheric Science and...
by Eleanor Dixon | Jan 28, 2025 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
A state-of-the-art Doppler lidar is in development for the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s atmospheric research aircraft, just one of the new instruments being delivered through the Mid-Life Upgrade programme. This project is led by Ryan R. Neely III (University of Leeds)...
by Eleanor Dixon | Jan 27, 2025 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
We’re getting our atmospheric research aircraft ready for a summer of science projects. The first of these, CARES, looks at how natural sulphur affects the marine environment. The aircraft will head to Ireland in May to collect samples from seasonal phytoplankton...
by Eleanor Dixon | Mar 19, 2024 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s atmospheric research aircraft takes hundreds of measurements a second across a suite of sensing equipment. Each byte of data is reliably captured, processed and stored for every flight. Our data management system needs to be as robust as...
by Eleanor Dixon | Mar 1, 2024 | Events, Mid-Life Upgrade
Date: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Time: 2-3pm The FAAM Airborne Laboratory is undergoing transformational change. The Mid-Life Upgrade Programme will improve the aircraft’s atmospheric measurement capabilities through a number of instrument development projects. New...
