BEACHON-MFO-2011
Shortcut to this page: http://tinyurl.com/BEACHON2011
This page is a means of communication and repository of information for the upcoming field study at the Manitou Forest Observatory near Colorado Springs, CO, in Summer 2011.
Scientific Objectives
BEACHON-MFO-2100 is a component of the overall BEACHON project and stands for "Bio-hydro-atmosphere interactions of Energy, Aerosols, Carbon, H2O, Organics & Nitrogen - Manitou Forest Observatory 2011 Field Experiment." The scientific foci of the BEACHON-MFO-2011 field experiment include the emissions of primary biological particles (PBAP) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursors, and their transformations and impacts in the atmosphere. An important angle is the evaluation of the importance of water availability in those emissions, transformations, and impacts.
Practical Organization
- An email list has been set up <beachon-srm-2011@lists.colorado.edu>, email Jose if you want to be added to it. I am exploring whether the name can be changed to <beachon-mfo-2011@lists.colorado.edu>.
- A List of Instrumentation including power and space needs has been compiled. (If you want to participate or add instrumentation which is not currently listed, please let us know). We have recently recruited two PBAP instruments from Europe as well as other collaborators on SOA and other measurements.
- At present we are short on power by about a factor of 2. Thomas Karl has a similar problem for the 2010 Summer intensive, and we are going to meet with the NCAR Electrical Engineer (Dave Patterson) in the near future to discuss strategies for increasing the power at the site during the campaigns.
Links and Info
- If you want an account to be able to add information to this Wiki, just let Jose know. Unfortunately we have to keep the Wiki password-protected as people were using it to sell Viagra and Vicodin otherwise.
