Related field campaigns
A particular feature of PANDOWAE is that it will contribute to the planning and analysis of a number of observational campaigns. The first of these is T-PARC proposed for 2008 by the North American and Asian Regional Committees. HALO is a new German platform for airborne atmospheric science and Earth observation based on the Gulfstream G550 that will be available for research missions from 2010. The first missions will be demonstration missions provided with a budget of 50 flight hours each. Two of these missions, HALO-NEPTUN and HALO-THORPEX are very relevant for PANDOWAE and the coordinators of the missions are members of the research group. This PANDOWAE research will contribute to the planning of the missions and to the analysis of the data obtained. On the longer time scale PANDOWAE research will shape the development of a European-led THORPEX regional campaign T-NAWDEX. A number of PANDOWAE PIs participated in a European THORPEX workshop at which this experiment was proposed. The research proposed in PANDOWAE would enhance the possibility of realising the T-NAWDEX campaign. Another campaign which is important for PANDOWAE research is AMMA.
