10 OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS ABOVE CLOUDS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS (ORACLES) THE ORACLES EXPERIMENT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE COMPLETE VERTICAL COLUMN OF THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS IN THE SE ATLANTIC, AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTER-MODEL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOL FORCING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PLANET. ORACLES INCORPORATES REGIONAL AND PROCESS MODELING COMPONENTS. IT FEATURES THREE ONE-MONTH AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS TO CAPTURE THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS, WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS: 1. DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN BB AEROSOL ON CLOUD PROPERTIES AND THE RADIATION BALANCE OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, USING STATE OF THE ART IN SITU AND REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO GENERATE DATA SETS THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO VERIFY AND REFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE OBSERVATION METHODS. 2. ACQUIRE A PROCESS-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL-CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS AND RESULTING CLOUD ADJUSTMENTS, THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN GLOBAL MODELS. Other Administrative Action $0 3/13/20 Not listed OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS ABOVE CLOUDS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS(ORACLES)THE ORACLES EXPERIMENT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE COMPLETE VERTICAL COLUMN OF THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS IN THE SE ATLANTIC AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTER-MODEL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOL FORCING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PLANET. ORACLES INCORPORATES REGIONAL AND PROCESS MODELING COMPONENTS. IT FEATURES THREE ONE-MONTH AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS TO CAPTURE THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS:1. DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN BB AEROSOL ON CLOUD PROPERTIES AND THE RADIATION BALANCE OVER THE SOUTHATLANTIC USING STATE OF THE ART IN SITU AND REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO GENERATE DATA SETS THAT CAN ALSO BEUSED TO VERIFY AND REFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE OBSERVATION METHODS.2. ACQUIRE A PROCESS-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL-CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS AND RESULTING CLOUD ADJUSTMENTS THATCAN BE APPLIED IN GLOBAL MODELS. $0 3/13/20 8 OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS ABOVE CLOUDS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS (ORACLES) THE ORACLES EXPERIMENT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE COMPLETE VERTICAL COLUMN OF THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS IN THE SE ATLANTIC, AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTER-MODEL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOL FORCING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PLANET. ORACLES INCORPORATES REGIONAL AND PROCESS MODELING COMPONENTS. IT FEATURES THREE ONE-MONTH AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS TO CAPTURE THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS, WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS: 1. DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN BB AEROSOL ON CLOUD PROPERTIES AND THE RADIATION BALANCE OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, USING STATE OF THE ART IN SITU AND REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO GENERATE DATA SETS THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO VERIFY AND REFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE OBSERVATION METHODS. 2. ACQUIRE A PROCESS-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL-CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS AND RESULTING CLOUD ADJUSTMENTS, THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN GLOBAL MODELS. Other Administrative Action $0 4/29/19 Not listed OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS ABOVE CLOUDS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS(ORACLES)THE ORACLES EXPERIMENT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE COMPLETE VERTICAL COLUMN OF THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS IN THE SE ATLANTIC AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTER-MODEL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOL FORCING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PLANET. ORACLES INCORPORATES REGIONAL AND PROCESS MODELING COMPONENTS. IT FEATURES THREE ONE-MONTH AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS TO CAPTURE THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS:1. DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN BB AEROSOL ON CLOUD PROPERTIES AND THE RADIATION BALANCE OVER THE SOUTHATLANTIC USING STATE OF THE ART IN SITU AND REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO GENERATE DATA SETS THAT CAN ALSO BEUSED TO VERIFY AND REFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE OBSERVATION METHODS.2. ACQUIRE A PROCESS-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL-CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS AND RESULTING CLOUD ADJUSTMENTS THATCAN BE APPLIED IN GLOBAL MODELS. $0 4/29/19 7 OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS ABOVE CLOUDS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS (ORACLES) THE ORACLES EXPERIMENT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE COMPLETE VERTICAL COLUMN OF THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS IN THE SE ATLANTIC, AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTER-MODEL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOL FORCING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PLANET. ORACLES INCORPORATES REGIONAL AND PROCESS MODELING COMPONENTS. IT FEATURES THREE ONE-MONTH AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS TO CAPTURE THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS, WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS: 1. DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN BB AEROSOL ON CLOUD PROPERTIES AND THE RADIATION BALANCE OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, USING STATE OF THE ART IN SITU AND REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO GENERATE DATA SETS THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO VERIFY AND REFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE OBSERVATION METHODS. 2. ACQUIRE A PROCESS-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL-CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS AND RESULTING CLOUD ADJUSTMENTS, THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN GLOBAL MODELS. Funding Only Action $34.8k 3/6/19