SAM-CAAM: A Concept for Acquiring Systematic Aircraft Measurements to Characterize Aerosol Air Masses

Kahn, R.A., T. Berkoff, C.A. Brock, G. Chen, R.A. Ferrare, S. Ghan, T.F. Hanisco, D. Hegg, J.V. Martins, . McNaughton, D. Murphy, J. Ogren, J. Penner, P. Pilewskie, J. Seinfeld, and D. Worsnop (2017), SAM-CAAM: A Concept for Acquiring Systematic Aircraft Measurements to Characterize Aerosol Air Masses, Bull. Am. Meteoro. Soc., 2215-2228, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0003.1.
Abstract

SAM-CAAM aims to characterize particle properties statistically with systematic, aircraft in situ measurements of major aerosol air masses, to refine satellite data products and to improve climate and air quality modeling.

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Research Program
Atmospheric Composition
Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP)
Mission
SAM-CAAM