Introduction
The FAAM
(Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements)
puts at the scientists' disposal a large atmospheric research aircraft (the
BAE-146-301
aircraft) through a scheme of project selection and combined funding.
It is run jointly by NERC and by the UK
Met Office,
and is one of the NERC Centres for Atmospheric Science
(NCAS).
The BADC is the FAAM designated data centre.
ADRIEX (Aerosol Direct Radiative Impact Experiment) is a project aiming at improving
our understanding of the radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosol and gases
(ozone and methane) in the troposphere.
The project includes in situ and remote-sensing measurements of aerosol
properties, studies to investigate the consistency of radiances and irradiances
from diverse sources (including satellites), and derivation of the direct
radiative impact of aerosol and gases.
It is based on an airborne field campaign (August-September 2004) using the
FAAM aircraft and is funded by
the UK Met Office,
the UK NERC,
the University of Oslo
and the UK Royal Society.
The flights are based at Treviso (Italy) and cover areas over Northern
Italy, the Adriatic Sea and between Northern Italy and the West coast of the
Black Sea.
Data availability and file format
The ADRIEX data set includes
FAAM processed core data are stored in
NetCDF.
Processed non-core data are stored in
NetCDF or NASA Ames. Raw core data are stored in zipped VMS files.
Some software to read, manipulate and convert these formats into each other are
provided by the BADC (software directory in the FAAM archive) or other agencies.
NEON data are stored in either NetCDF or NASA Ames format.
File names follow the
BADC file name convention
and (for FAAM data) the
FAAM file name convention.
Access Restrictions
Access to and use of the data are ruled by the
ADRIEX Data Protocol.
- Access to the FAAM Bae-146 non-core data is now public, after having been restricted to the ADRIEX participants during a period of time of 18 months following the last ADRIEX flight, in agreement with the ADRIEX data Protocol. All users are requested to acknowledge the data providers in any publication based on ADRIEX data.
- Authorised users of the Processed Bae-146 core data now include everyone. If you would like to access these data , please follow the access to FAAM Processed core data instructions online. Access is granted automatically once you have agreed online with the FAAM Conditions of Use.
- Access to raw Bae-146 core data is restricted to the FAAM staff. If you are a FAAM instrument operator and would like to access these data, please follow the access to raw FAAM core data instructions online.
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Access to the forecast products is restricted. To gain access to the ADRIEX forecasts, please
apply
for access to ECMWF trajectories — you will be asked to sign a paper copy of the
UK NERC - Met Office Agreement.
Note that ADRIEX data users are still requested to contact the principal investigators prior to any use of the data. FAAM scientists may request acknowledgement (or joint authorship) in any publications based, using or quoting their data.
For more details on FAAM data restrictions, please see the FAAM Data Access Rules.
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