The UK Contribution to VOCALS-REx Contribución del Reino Unido a VOCALS-REx

摘要

A UK Consortium consisting of the Universities ofManchester, Leeds and Reading, the National Centrefor Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and the Met Offce ismaking a signifcant contribution to VOCALS throughboth VOCALS-Mod, the VOCALS modelling programme,and VOCALS-REx. The UK participation in the intensivefeld programme during VOCAS-REx involved two UKresearch aircraft, a BAe-146 and a Dornier 228, whichmade in situ and remote sensing measurements of thecloud and aerosol felds in the South-East Pacifc (SEP)region during October and November 2008. Theseactivities were supported by forecast information fromthe Met Offce Unifed Model at 17 and 40 km resolution,which was also used to provide pollution forecasts usingthe NAME model.