Convective Processes Experiment – Aerosols & Winds
Atmospheric Composition, Weather
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- Deployment
2021-08-20 2021-10-02 - 1
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The Campaign
The Convective Processes Experiment - Aerosols & Winds (CPEX-AW) was a follow-up investigation to the CPEX campaign from 2017. CPEX-AW focused on conducting a post-launch calibration/validation of the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission-Aeolus (ADM-AEOLUS) satellite as well as studying the dynamics and microphysics of the Saharan Air Layer, African Easterly Waves and Jets, Tropical Easterly Jet, and deep convection in the InterTropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). CPEX-AW consisted of one deployment during the fall of 2021 from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. NASA's DC-8 collected airborne remotely sensed measurements of aerosol and wind properties. CPEX-AW was a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
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- ESPO Project Website for CPEX-AW
- JPL Project Website for CPEX-AW
Additional Notes
The base of operations for the NASA DC-8 for the CPEX-AW campaign was out of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Croix was chosen after COVID-19 restrictions prevented international travel to Cabo Verde, the base of operations for the European Space Agency (ESA) components of the larger airborne science mission.
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