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AcronymFull NameMission WebsiteLocationDates
ATomAtmospheric TomographyMission WebsiteGlobalMay 2015 - May 2018
ORACLESObservations of Aerosols Above Clouds and Their InteractionsMission WebsiteS. AfricaAug 2016 - Oct 2018
AAOEAirborne Antarctic Ozone ExperimentMission WebsitePunta Arenas, ChileJul - Oct 1987
AASEAirborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition Mission WebsiteStavanger, NorwayDec 1988 - Feb 1989
AASE IIAirborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition IIMission WebsiteMaine; Alaska; NorwayAug 1991 - Mar 1992
ACCENTAtmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the TropopauseMission WebsiteNASA JSCMar 1999 - Sep 2000
ASHOE/MAESAAirborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment / Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric AircraftMission WebsiteNew ZealandJan - Nov 1994
ATTREXAirborne Tropical Tropopause ExperimentMission WebsiteNASA DFRC; Pacific Ocean; AustraliaOct 2011 - Mar 2015
AVE (2004)Aura Validation Experiment (Fall 2004)Mission WebsiteNASA JSCOct - Nov 2004
AVE (2005)Aura Validation Experiment (Summer 2005)Mission WebsiteNASA JSCJun 2005
AVE (WIIF)Aura Validation Experiment - Water Isotope Intercomparison FlightsMission WebsiteNASA JSCJun - Jul 2005
BOSBalloon Observations of the StratosphereVarious launch sitesOct 2002 - Jan 2007
CR-AVEAura Validation Experiment (Costa Rica)Mission WebsiteCosta RicaDec 2005 - Feb 2006
CRYSTAL-FACECirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus ExperimentMission WebsiteFloridaMay - Jul 2002
GloPacGlobal Hawk PacificMission WebsiteNASA DFRCApr 2010
MACPEXMid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties ExperimentMission WebsiteNASA JSCMar - Apr 2011
MidCiXWB-57 Middle Latitude Cirrus ExperimentMission WebsiteNASA JSCApr - May 2004
OMS(Balloon) Observations of the Middle StratosphereVarious launch sitesSep 1989 - Dec 1999
PAVEAura Validation Experiment (Polar)Mission WebsiteNew HampshireJan - Feb 2005
POLARISPhotochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region in SummerMission WebsiteAlaska; HawaiiJan - Sep 1997
POSIDONPacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and cONvection ExperimentMission WebsiteGuamSep - Nov 2016
Pre-AVEPre Aura Validation ExperimentMission WebsiteNASA JSC; Costa RicaJan - Feb 2004
SOLVESAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation ExperimentMission WebsiteSwedenNov 1998 - Mar 2000
SOLVE IISAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment IIMission WebsiteSwedenDec 2002 - Jan 2004
SONEXSASS Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide ExperimentMission WebsiteIreland; Azores; MaineOct - Nov 1997
SPADEStratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics ExpeditionMission WebsiteNASA ARCOct 1992 - Oct 1993
STEPStratosphere-Troposphere Exchange ProjectMission WebsiteDarwin, AustraliaJan - Feb 1987
STRATStratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric TransportMission WebsiteHawaiiMar 1995 - Dec 1996
SUCCESSSubsonic Aircraft: Contrail and Cloud Effects Special StudyMission WebsiteKansasApr - May 1996
TC4Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate CouplingMission WebsiteCosta Rica; PanamaJun - Aug 2007
TOTE/VOTETropical Ozone Transport Experiment / Vortex Ozone Transport ExperimentAlaska, California, Hawaii, IcelandDec 1995 - Feb 1996
Ticosonde06Ticosonde/Veranillo 2006Mission WebsiteCosta RicaJul - Aug 2006
WAMWB-57F Aerosol MissionMission WebsiteNASA JSCMar - May 1998