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ACTIVATE_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_Falcon_Data is the aerosol data collected onboard the HU-25 Falcon aircraft via in-situ instrumentation during the ACTIVATE project. ACTIVATE was a 5-year NASA Earth-Venture Sub-Orbital (EVS-3) field campaign. Marine boundary layer clouds play a critical role in Earth’s energy balance and water cycle. These clouds cover more than 45% of the ocean surface and exert a net cooling effect. The Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) project was a five-year project that provides important globally-relevant data about changes in marine boundary layer cloud systems, atmospheric aerosols and multiple feedbacks that warm or cool the climate. ACTIVATE studied the atmosphere over the western North Atlantic and sampled its broad range of aerosol, cloud and meteorological conditions using two aircraft, the UC-12 King Air and HU-25 Falcon. The UC-12 King Air was primarily used for remote sensing measurements while the HU-25 Falcon will contain a comprehensive instrument payload for detailed in-situ measurements of aerosol, cloud properties, and atmospheric state. A few trace gas measurements were also onboard the HU-25 Falcon for the measurements of pollution traces, which will contribute to airmass classification analysis. A total of 150 coordinated flights over the western North Atlantic occurred through 6 deployments from 2020-2022. The ACTIVATE science observing strategy intensively targets the shallow cumulus cloud regime and aims to collect sufficient statistics over a broad range of aerosol and weather conditions which enables robust characterization of aerosol-cloud-meteorology interactions. This strategy was implemented by two nominal flight patterns: Statistical Survey and Process Study. The statistical survey pattern involves close coordination between the remote sensing and in-situ aircraft to conduct near coincident sampling at and below cloud base as well as above and within cloud top. The process study pattern involves extensive vertical profiling to characterize the target cloud and surrounding aerosol and meteorological conditions.
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| Organic enrichment in droplet residual particles relative to out of cloud over the northwestern Atlantic: analysis of airborne ACTIVATE data | Dadashazar, Hossein, Corral, Andrea F., Crosbie, Ewan, Dmitrovic, Sanja, Kirschler, Simon, McCauley, Kayla, Moore, Richard, Robinson, Claire, Schlosser, Joseph S., Shook, Michael, Thornhill, K. Lee, Voigt, Christiane, Winstead, Edward, Ziemba, Luke, Sorooshian, Armin | Atmospheric Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Water Vapor, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Particle Size Distribution, Clouds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols | |
| Analysis of MONARC and ACTIVATE Airborne Aerosol Data for Aerosol-Cloud Interaction Investigations: Efficacy of Stairstepping Flight Legs for Airborne In ... | Dadashazar, Hossein, Crosbie, Ewan, Choi, Yonghoon, Corral, Andrea F., DiGangi, Joshua P., Diskin, Glenn S., Dmitrovic, Sanja, Kirschler, Simon, McCauley, Kayla, Moore, Richard H., Nowak, John B., Robinson, Claire E., Schlosser, Joseph, Shook, Michael, Thornhill, Kenneth Lee, Voigt, Christiane, Winstead, Edward L., Ziemba, Luke D., Sorooshian, Armin | Atmospheric Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Water Vapor, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Particle Size Distribution, Clouds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols | |
| Dimethylamine in cloud water: a case study over the northwest Atlantic Ocean | Corral, Andrea F., Choi, Yonghoon, Collister, Brian L., Crosbie, Ewan, Dadashazar, Hossein, DiGangi, Joshua P., Diskin, Glenn S., Fenn, Marta, Kirschler, Simon, Moore, Richard H., Nowak, John B., Shook, Michael A., Stahl, Connor T., Shingler, Taylor, Thornhill, Kenneth L., Voigt, Christiane, Ziemba, Luke D., Sorooshian, Armin | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols | |
| Relationships between supermicrometer particle concentrations and cloud water sea salt and dust concentrations: Analysis of MONARC and ACTIVATE data | Gonzalez, Marisa E., Corral, Andrea F., Crosbie, Ewan, Dadashazar, Hossein, Diskin, Glenn S., Edwards, Eva-Lou, Kirschler, Simon, Moore, Richard H., Robinson, Claire E., Schlosser, Joseph S., Shook, Michael, Stahl, Connor, Thornhill, Kenneth L., Voigt, Christiane, Winstead, Edward, Ziemba, Luke D., Sorooshian, Armin | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols | |
| Aerosol responses to precipitation along North American air trajectories arriving at Bermuda | Dadashazar, Hossein, Alipanah, Majid, Hilario, Miguel Ricardo A., Crosbie, Ewan, Kirschler, Simon, Liu, Hongyu, Moore, Richard H., Peters, Andrew J., Scarino, Amy Jo, Shook, Michael, Thornhill, K. Lee, Voigt, Christiane, Wang, Hailong, Winstead, Edward, Zhang, Bo, Ziemba, Luke, Sorooshian, Armin | Atmospheric Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Water Vapor, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Particle Size Distribution, Clouds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols | |
| Cloud drop number concentrations over the western North Atlantic Ocean: seasonal cycle, aerosol interrelationships, and other influential factors | Dadashazar, Hossein, Painemal, David, Alipanah, Majid, Brunke, Michael, Chellappan, Seethala, Corral, Andrea F., Crosbie, Ewan, Kirschler, Simon, Liu, Hongyu, Moore, Richard H., Robinson, Claire, Scarino, Amy Jo, Shook, Michael, Sinclair, Kenneth, Thornhill, K. Lee, Voigt, Christiane, Wang, Hailong, Winstead, Edward, Zeng, Xubin, Ziemba, Luke, Zuidema, Paquita, Sorooshian, Armin | Atmospheric Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Water Vapor, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Horizontal Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Particle Size Distribution, Clouds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, Aerosol Extinction, AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration, Chemical Composition, Non-refractory Aerosol Organic Mass, Carbonaceous Aerosols |