Greeley 2003
Polarimetric radar hydrometeor identification, and NOx production by lightning

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology T-28 armored research airplane and its crew of pilots and scientists conducted field operations near Greeley, Colorado, from July 21 to August 3, 2003.  We were based at the Greeley, Colorado, airport, and coordinated our flight activities with the Colorado State University (CSU) CHILL polarimetric meteorological Doppler radar facility. These activities supported research into polarimetric radar analysis techniques by V. N. Bringi and V. Chandrasekar of CSU, and P. L. Smith of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). In addition, observations of NO in clouds in which lightning was occurring supported thunderstorm electrical and chemical modelling efforts of John Helsdon at SDSMT.

T-28 Research Flights during Greeley Project 

Flight 813
 (07/23/03) 

Flight 814 
(07/25/03) 

Flight 815
 (07/26/03) 

Flight 816 
(07/27/03) 
Flight 817 
(07/28/03) 		 Flight 819 
(07/29/03) 		 Flight 820 
(07/30/03) 		  

Air temperature
Vertical winds
Turbulence
Cloud Water
Precipitation
Electric field
Aircraft motion

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