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ALADIN Overview and Timeline of the Range Bin Settings

Start DateDescriptionLatitudeLongitude
2020-04-13(VENUS), the Tropical RBS setting with focus on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and to observe gravity waves and vertical mass fluxes.+/- 30°Global
2020-06-17QBO2020 a sub setting of the Tropical RBS setting, to investigate the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) over the Tropical belt. Active for 24 h each week.+/- 10°Global
2021-04-10SATURN RBS box for long-term measurements at Cape Verde12-22°N19-31°W
2021-08-30Update of the ExtraTropics RBS due to the increasing Rayleigh-clear noise>30°N & < -30°SGlobal
2022-05-02Update of Tonga RBS - Special RBS to measure the ash plume caused by the Tonga eruption20N-30SGlobal
2022-05-02POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.< -60°SGlobal

 

History of Aeolus Range Bin Settings (RBS)
Start DateEnd DateDescriptionLatitudeLongitude
2019-09-092019-09-14MARS Mediterranean Aerosol Range bin Setting focusing on Aerosol studies28.5° - 35.5°N28.86°E - 36.65°E
2019-10-212019-10-27Strateole setting with +/-30deg latitude window for Tropics/Extratropics, and special setting for >60deg N30S-30N, >60NGlobal
2019-10-282019-11-10AMV setting, dedicated campaign with high resolution bins on global scale30S-30NGlobal
2019-11-102020-04-13Strateole setting with +/-30deg latitude window for Tropics/Extratropics, and special setting for >60deg N30S-30N, >60NGlobal
2020-01-132020-04-13POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.>60NGlobal
2020-04-132021-01-17POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.>60SGlobal
2020-02-172021-05-03AUMATEX - AUstralian smoke Measurements Above the Troposphere EXperiment focusing on high altitude aerosol layers in the Stratosphere, emitted by Australian bushfires.50°S -57°S-75°W -65°W
2020-11-092021-06-14POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.>60NGlobal
2020-04-132021-08-30ExtraTropics RBS, focusing on NWP, with high vertical resolution between 5 and 10 km.>30°N & < -30°SGlobal
2021-05-032022-01-10POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.>60SGlobal
2021-06-012021-11-21The Gravity Wave RBS over the Southern Andes40°S - 60°S50°W - 85°W
2021-09-302022-01-02Aeolus Validation Experiment AboVE-Maido at high-altitude Maido observatory at the French La Reunion island20°S - 22°S53°E - 57°E
2021-11-082022-05-02POLARIS setting seasonally varying over the Poles during polar winter.>60NGlobal
2021-12-062021-12-27Aeolus Validation Experiment AboVE-OHP at high-altitude observatory at the Haute Provence validation station (with identical RBS like AboVE-Maido)43-45N4.7-5.7E
2021-06-072021-09-30SATURN RBS box for Tropical Campaign in summer 2021 at Cape Verde0°N - 35°N0°W - 40°W
2021-12-132022-05-02EPOS - Extension of POLARIS for Observation of SSWs55N-60NGlobal
2022-01-242022-03-13Tonga RBS - Special setting to measure the ash plume caused by the Tonga eruption10N-35SGlobal
2022-03-142022-05-02Update of Tonga RBS - Special RBS to measure the ash plume caused by the Tonga eruption (decrease top-bin altitude)10N-35SGlobal
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