CAIPEEX Phase III (2014)
The Phase III 2014 of CAIPEEX started in May 2014 with a setup of ground based and airborne observations started on 9th Sept 2014. The aircraft observations together with the ground based observations were conducted during 2014. 49 Hours of airborne observations were conducted from Varanasi during the Phase III. Ground based observations were conducted from the rural campus of Banaras Hindu University. The Phase III also carried out several aerosol and precipitation chemistry measurements on board the aircraft such as Particle in Liquid Sampler (PILS), Photo Acoustic Extinctiometer (PAX) for black carbon measurements, Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer (CRDS) for CO2, CH4, CO and H2O.
Phase III 2015
Aircraft observationswerecarried out from Kolhapur in the triangular area between Kolhapur, Mahabaleswar and Solapurin the month of July 2015 for 75 hours. These observations of cloud microphysics, aerosol, black carbon, chemistry and GHG are conducted with specific emphasis to understand the cloud characteristics in view of the planning for randomized seeding experiments for 2016-17. Several observations are conducted in collocation with HACPL and IITM radars at Mandradev. Vertical profiling of clouds in the rain shadow area, aerosol and cloud observations over Mahabaleswar and over the Arabian Sea was carried out. GHG and aerosol chemistry observations over these locations were done for the first time.
