by Eleanor Dixon | Jun 16, 2023 | Missions
Scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and University of Manchester have made the first observations of gas-phase urea in the atmosphere, using the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft. The new research, published in Proceedings of the...
by Nathan Betts | Mar 16, 2020 | Missions
Scientists have been flying over the Atlantic Ocean to investigate how desert dust and man-made pollution are interacting in remote marine environments, which could have knock-on consequences for the air quality in our towns and cities. Researchers from the National...
by Nathan Betts | Aug 30, 2019 | Missions
A team of scientists led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have completed a two week flight campaign collecting atmospheric samples over the North Atlantic. Researchers have been using the FAAM aircraft to detect changes in key atmospheric...
by Nathan Betts | Jul 17, 2019 | Missions
Scientists on board the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) research aircraft have started measuring emissions from ship exhausts off the northwest coast of Portugal. Scientists are collecting measurements to help quantify the impact of...
