ACTIVATE

ACTIVATE Begins Year Two of Marine Cloud Study

A NASA airborne study has returned to the field for a second year of science flights to advance the accuracy of short- and long-term climate models.

 

The Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) began the third of six planned flight campaigns — two campaigns each year beginning in 2020 and ending in 2022 — in late January at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Aerosol Cloud Meteorology Interactions Over the Western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE)

NASA’s Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) project is a five-year project (January 2019 – December 2023) that will provide important globally-relevant data about changes in marine boundary layer cloud systems, atmospheric aerosols and multiple feedbacks that warm or cool the climate.

 

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