The Arctic Lower Troposphere Observed Structure (ALTOS) Campaign

Verlinde, J

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

关键词: AEROSOLS;    AIR;    ALASKA;    CLOUDS;    SAMPLING;    TROPOSPHERE;    US FAA;   

DOI  :  10.2172/990669
RP-ID  :  DOE/SC-ARM-10-034
PID  :  OSTI ID: 990669
Others  :  TRN: US201120%%332

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The ALTOS campaign focuses on operating a tethered observing system for routine in situ sampling of low-level (< 2 km) Arctic clouds. It has been a long-term hope to fly tethered systems at Barrow, Alaska, but it is clear that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not permit in-cloud tether systems at Barrow, even if unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations are allowed in the future. We have provided the scientific rationale for long-term, routine in situ measurements of cloud and aerosol properties in the Arctic. The existing restricted air space at Oliktok offers an opportunity to do so.