The Airborne asSessment of Hyperspectral Aerosol optical depth and water-leaving Reflectance Product Performance for PACE (AirSHARP) is a small NASA field campaign in Fall 2024, based out of Monterey Bay, California. On board the NPS Twin Otter, it is measuring ocean and aerosol optical data for validation of the PACE satellite observations.
The research flight planning tool 'moving lines' has been developped by Sam. It incorporates many visual interfaces and spreadsheets to plan out sampling strategies for achieving success in Airborne Science deployments. Moving lines reduces effort invested by scientists deciding on flight paths with respect to science objectives, aircraft performance, airspace availability, meteorological and sampling conditions, airborne instruments needed, and coordination between airborne research platforms.
Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX). Airborne NASA field campaign in Spring and Summer of 2024, based out of Greenland to observe the Arctic surface properties, clouds, aerosol, and precipitation, and their impact to surface radiation and sea ice melt.
The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment (PACE-PAX). NASA field campaign in Fall 2024, based out of California to validate PACE (satellite launched Feb 2024) products.