Field campaigns

Topic Title Objective Lab or institution P2OA site
  2015      
UAV or balloon Prep BACCHUS, SKY-SCANNER Validation of UAV and tethered ballooon sensors, for cloud/aerosols study CNRM, ENAC, DGAC CRA
Emissions / Energy ECO-Innov Combustion tests for innovationg wood stoves LAERO, Planète bois CRA
UAV or balloon UAV – flights test of net landing CNRM CRA
Atmospheric Chemistry Methane Analyer intercomparison, and  qualification of a new ICOS siteICOS LAERO PDM
Ground-based instrumentation /dynamics prep DACCIWA Test of supersite set up for a coming field campaign in Benin LAERO CRA
UAV or balloon Tethered balloon – training Training for tethered balloon operations LAERO CRA
UAV or balloon UAV – radiation Radiation and atmospheric electricity sensor tests CNRM, UK CRA
UAV or balloon UAV – CO and O3 Test of miniaturised CO et O3 sensors CNRM, LAERO CRA
UAV or balloon Prep. DACCIWA Tests of radiosoundings with reusable probes and frequent launches LAERO CRA
UAV or balloon Turbulence probe validation Tethered balloon turbulence probe test CNRM CRA
Atmospheric Chemistry SAFIRE SAFIRE ATR-42 test t flighabove P2OA sites with GHG c instrumentatioES (Picar and SPIRIT) onboard SAFIRE PDM, CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics Wind and turbulence lidar Validationof lidar-measured turbulence CNRM CRA
  2016      
Ground-based instrumentation /dynamics Fast wind measurements Validation of 4 new ultrasonic sensors CNRM CRA
UAV or balloon ISARRA European UAV meeting for sensor and plane experimentations Univ. Virginia, Univ. Tübingen, Univ. Bergen, NOAA, SAMS, CNRM CRA
Aerosol / microphysics Microdust Saharan dust transport to Europe: aerosol and water sampling, genomic, Hg, trace metals Ecolab, GET, LGE, LAERO PDM
Aerosol / microbiology INHALE Genomic mapping of bacterial  diversity in the mid-troposphere LGE, GET PDM
Atmospheric Chemistry Rain chemistry Sampling and chemistry analysis of rain Eawag, GET PDM
Atmospheric Chemistry Selenium 1 Measurement of volatile forms and moisture deposit of Se, Br, I EHTZ, IPREM (UPPA), GET PDM
UAV or balloon Turbulence probe validation Validation of a 18 m³ tethered-board turbulence probe CNRM CRA
UAV or balloon VOLTIGE Validation of UAV sensors, clouds/aerosols/radiation CNRM CRA
UAV or balloon VOLTIGE – smoke Test of flights in smoke plume CNRM CRA
Radioactivity Glows Measuring gamma « glows » IRSN, LPC2E PDM
UAV or balloon UAV – flight energy saving Test for flight energy saving ENAC CRA
UAV or balloon VOLTIGE  Flight and sensor tests CNRM CRA
  2017      
Atmospheric Chemistry Selenium 2 Measurement of volatile forms and moisture deposit of Se, Br, I EHTZ, IPREM (UPPA), GET PDM
UAV or balloon UAV – flight energy saving Test for flight energy saving and plane disturbances on measurements ENAC CRA
UAV or balloon UAV – planes Tests of UAV planes CNRM CRA
UAV or balloon UAV – sensors Tests of UAV sensors ENAC CRA
  2018      
Radioactivity CRADON Measurement of natural radioactivty, gamma rays from radon emission IRAP, CEA CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics OISOUHF – spring migration Impact of migrating birds on UHF wind measurements LAERO CRA
Aerosol / microphysics h-BC  Black carbon measurements with SMPS and SP2instruments CNRM PDM
Remote sensing / dynamics OISOUHF – fall migration Impact oiseaux migrateurs sur mesure radar vent LAERO CRA
UAV or balloon Ballon captif New generation tethered balloon test CNRM CRA
Atmospheric Dynamics JETDAURE Nocturnal jet process study CNRM CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics AEOLUS Validation of a satellite-board wind lidar CNRM CRA
Aerosol / microphysics Ice nuclei European intercomparaison of ice nuclei measurements LaMP/OPGC PDM
  2019      
Atmospheric Chemistry PicoNOx Intercomparaison of Nox analysers for ACTRIS-FR WG6 IMT Douai, LISA, LAERO PDM
Atmospheric Chemistry EAWAG Sampling and analysis of precipitations at Pic du Midi  (water isotopes, Se, Br, C, plastic, …) Eawag, GET PDM
UAV or balloon NEPHAELE Tests of UAV sensors CNRM CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics TERRISCOPE Validation of an airborne wind lidar ONERA CRA
Radioactivity CRADON Long term measurement of natural radioactivity, gamma rays from radon emission IRAP, CEA CRA
UAV or balloon prep BIOMAIDO Test of UAV sensors CNRM CRA
UAV or balloon UAV training UAV operation and measurement training CNRM, UAV on Air CRA
UAV or balloon Pre-EUREC4A Fleet flight in a virtual cloud CNRM CRA
  2020      
Atmospheric Chemistry PESPAT Measurement of pesticides in aerosols – samplings  (ACTRIS-EU) Recetox U. Brno PDM, CRA
Atmospheric Electricity DTU – camera TLE Transient Lumineous Events process study DTU, Danemark CRA
UAV or balloon EG2R Test of a turbulence probe onboard a midsize UAV (25 kg) LAERO-GET-Boreal CRA
Radioactivity CRADON Long term measurement of natural radioactivity, gamma rays from radon emission IRAP, CEA CRA
Radioactivity CRADON – Helinuc Helicopter flights above the ground for the measurement of gamma rays from natural emission IRAP-CEA CRA
UAV or balloon NEPHELAE Fleet flight strategy test CNRM-ONERA CRA
Radioactivity CRADON – SIC-UAV ground cartography SIC – UAVs – société CRA
  2021      
Atmospheric Electricity DTU – camera TLE Transient Lumineous Events process study DTU, Danemark CRA
Radioactivity CRADON Long term measurement of natural radioactivity, new instrumentation IRAP, CEA CRA
UAV or balloon NEPHELAE Fleet flight strategy test CNRM/LAAS/ENAC CRA
Microphysics WIRE Experimental test of wire icing at Pic du Midi CNRM PDM
Biodiversity Water in the Lannemezan Plateau Restoration of wetlands for biodiviersity AREMIP CRA
  2022      
Radioactivity CRADON Long term measurement of natural radioactivity, gamma rays from radon emission IRAP, CEA CRA
Biodiversity Water in the Lannemezan Plateau Restoration of wetlands for biodiviersity AREMIP CRA
Biodiversity Climate sentinels Monitoring of the viviparous lizard NEO CRA
Atmospheric Electricity LMA Test of a new Lightning Mapping Array LAERO CRA
  2023      
Radioactivity CRADON Long term measurement of natural radioactivity, gamma rays from radon emission IRAP, CEA CRA
Atmospheric Dynamics MOSAI – SOP1 Surface-atmosphere interaction in heterogeneous landscape LAERO, CNRM, LMD, LATMOS, ISPA CRA
Atmospheric Dynamics MOSAI – SOP2 Surface-atmosphere interaction in heterogeneous landscape LAERO, CNRM, LMD, LATMOS, ISPA CRA
Atmospheric Dynamics MOSAI – SOP3 Surface-atmosphere interaction in heterogeneous landscape LAERO, CNRM, LMD, LATMOS, ISPA CRA
Cosmic rays Spectro-neutrons Long term measurement of neutron activity from spectrometer, relationship with air and soil moisture ONERA, IRAP, LAERO CRA
Biodiversity Water in the Lannemezan Plateau Restoration of wetlands for biodiviersity AREMIP CRA
Biodiversity Climate sentinels Monitoring of the viviparous lizard NEO CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics GNSS Retrieval of soil moisture with GNSS GET CRA
Electron density in upper atmosphere Ionosone Long term measurement of electron density in ionosphere and mesosphere IRAP, ONERA CRA
UAV or balloon PANAME New UAV PTUV sensor tests CNRM/LAAS/ENAC CRA
Remote sensing / dynamics LEMON ATR-42 flight over CRA with a Doppler lidar LATMOS CRA

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