Remote Sensing and In-Situ Observations of Arctic Mixed-Phase and Cirrus Clouds Acquired During Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Uninhabited Aerospace Vehicle Participation

• Main Authors: McFarquhar, G. M., Freer, M., Um, J., McCoy, R., Bolton, W.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Science.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2005
• Subjects: Uninhabited Aerospace Vehicle; Radiation Monitors; 46 Instrumentation Related To Nuclear Science And Technology; Clouds; Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing Uninhabited Aerospace Vehicle; Altitude; Infrared Radiation; Aircraft; Climates; 54 Environmental Sciences; Radiations; Proteus; Arctic
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc784907/

The Atmospheric Radiation Monitor (ARM) uninhabited aerospace vehicle (UAV) program aims to develop measurement techniques and instruments suitable for a new class of high altitude, long endurance UAVs while supporting the climate community with valuable data sets. Using the Scaled Composites Proteus aircraft, ARM UAV participated in Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment (M-PACE), obtaining unique data to help understand the interaction of clouds with solar and infrared radiation. Many measurements obtained using the Proteus were coincident with in-situ observations made by the UND Citation. Data from M-PACE are needed to understand interactions between clouds, the atmosphere and ocean in the Arctic, critical interactions given large-scale models suggest enhanced warming compared to lower latitudes is occurring.