NASA Selects 2024 SARP East 2 Atmospheric Science Group
November 22, 2024 – NASA has selected the 2024 SARP East 2 Atmospheric Science Group to conduct a month-long field campaign in the eastern United States in the summer of 2025. The team will use a suite of instruments on board the NASA P-3 aircraft to measure the composition, structure, and dynamics of the atmosphere from the surface to the stratosphere.
The SARP (Studying the Atmospheric Response to Climate Change) East 2 mission is the second in a series of field campaigns designed to investigate the response of the atmosphere to climate change. The first SARP East mission was conducted in the summer of 2023 and focused on the southeastern United States.
The 2024 SARP East 2 mission will expand on the measurements made during the first mission by flying over a wider area of the eastern United States, including the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Southeast. The team will also use new instruments to measure the composition of the atmosphere in greater detail.
“The SARP East 2 mission will provide us with a unique opportunity to study the atmosphere over a large region of the United States,” said Dr. James Crawford, the principal investigator for the mission. “The data we collect will help us to understand how the atmosphere is changing in response to climate change and how these changes are impacting air quality and weather patterns.”
The SARP East 2 team is composed of scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and several universities. The team will use a variety of instruments on board the NASA P-3 aircraft to measure the composition, structure, and dynamics of the atmosphere. These instruments include:
- A suite of gas analyzers to measure the concentrations of ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and other gases
- A lidar system to measure the vertical distribution of aerosols and clouds
- A radar system to measure the vertical distribution of precipitation
- A dropsonde system to measure the temperature, humidity, and wind speed from the surface to the stratosphere
The SARP East 2 mission is part of NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). EOS is a long-term program of satellite and aircraft missions designed to collect data on the Earth’s atmosphere, land, and oceans. The data collected by EOS missions are used to study the Earth’s climate, weather, and ecosystems.
The SARP East 2 mission is expected to provide valuable data on the state of the atmosphere over the eastern United States and how it is changing in response to climate change. The data will be used to improve weather forecasts, air quality models, and climate models.
SARP East 2024 Atmospheric Science Group
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