
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment
Atmospheric Composition, Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems, Climate Variability & Change
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2024-08-28 2024-09-30 - 5
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The Campaign
The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment (PACE-PAX) was a NASA field campaign designed to support data validation for the PACE satellite. PACE-PAX included one deployment in September 2024 over Southern and Central California and nearby coastal regions. The NASA ER-2 was equipped with remote sensing sensors, and the CIRPAS Twin Otter had in situ sensors to gather measurements of ocean, aerosol, and cloud properties. Additional ground-based and shipborne measurements were also collected. PACE-PAX was funded by NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program.
N: 40°N
S: 30°N
W: 124°W
E: 110°W
Additional Notes
Repositories

NASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

DeHavilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

Campaign Permanent Land Sites
R/V Shearwater
R/V Blissfully
Events
