ALADIN Overview and Timeline Of The RBS settings

Overview and Timeline Of The RBS settings

**Overview of the global RBS settings defined by latitudinal windows**
Date	Description	Latitude
2020-04-13	(VENUS),the Tropical RBS setting with focus on NWP and to observe gravity waves and vertical mass fluxes.	+/- 30°
2020-04-13	ExtraTropics RBS, focusing on NWP, with high vertical resolution between 5 and 10 km.	>30°N & -30°/-60°S
2020-04-13	POLARIS updated on a seasonal basis and currently active over the South Pole, to observe high altitudes during polar winter.	< -60°S
2020-06-17	QBO2020 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°

**Overview of local RBS settings for campaign/validation purposes for limited areas**
Start Date	End Date	Description	Latitude	Longitude
2019-09-09	2019-09-14	MARS Mediterranean Aerosol Range bin Setting focusing on Aerosol studies	28.5° - 35.5°N	28.86°E - 36.65°E
2020-02-17		AUTAMEX - AUstrailian 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