Current and future
projects are listed below. Those in blue are hyper-linked to individual project pages.
| When |
Aircraft |
Project |
Description |
Funded By |
Partners |
| 2004/5 |
Dimona |
PLMR & FLIR S60 (Polarimetric L-Band Multibeam Radiometer & Thermal Imager) |
Installation of the PLMR microwave radiometer and FLIR S60 Thermal imager on one of the ARA Dimonas to enable remote sensing of soil moisture and sea surface salinity |
ARC |
Univ of Melbourne
Univ of Newcastle
James Cook University |
| 2004 - 2007 |
Dimona |
Multi-source remote sensing |
This project aims to investigate issues related to scale and classification with respect to integratopn of multi-source remotely sensed data |
ARC |
RMIT |
| 2005 |
none |
Algorithm development |
This project will develop algorithms and methodologies for performing automatic registration of high resolution optical and thermal remotely sensed imagery |
GMV/Spain |
|
| 2005 |
Dimona |
Airborne Laser Scanner |
Installation of a Riegl Laser scanner in an ARA ECO-Dimona |
ARC |
Univ of Melbourne
RMIT
Univ of Newcastle
Univ of Adelaide |
| 2005 - 2007 |
G109B |
CARE (Centre for Aeronautical Research and Education) |
The Establishment of The Centre for Aeronautical Research and Education |
Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund |
Univ of Adelaide |
| May05, later in 2005 and 2006 |
Dimona |
IsoTRANS (Isotropic Tracers in Atmospheric Transport) |
Measurements of naturally occuring radon gas to study evapotranspiration and air pollution (location TBD) |
ANSTO |
ANSTO |
| mid 2005 |
Dimona |
Flight path determination |
High precision tracking of transponder-equipped aircraft by ground-based radar in Woomera/SA |
JAXA/Japan |
JAXA |
winter/spring
2005 |
Egrett Dimona(s) |
OC_waves |
Study of mountain waves over the Flinders Ranges in South Australia |
AFOSR AOARD |
AFOSR
AOARD |
| Aug/Sep 2005 |
Egrett Dimona(s) |
OC_Jetstream |
Measurements of turbulence in and around the jetstream over Southern Australia |
AFOSR AOARD |
AFOSR
AOARD |
| 2005 - 2007 |
Dimona |
Remote sensing of the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon |
Studying the Great Barrier Reef between Cairns and Townsville using airborne remote sensing (PLMR) |
ARC |
James Cook University |
| Oct/Nov 05 |
Dimona |
TEAL |
Study of turbulence and surface layer convection over "steps" in the landscape in South Australia |
Masden/NZ |
LandCare Research/NZ
Edinburgh Univ/UK
Univ of Alberta/Canada |
Nov 05
Nov 06 |
Dimona |
NAFE |
Studying soil moisture and other htdrological parameters using the PLMR airborne micro-wave radiometer |
ARC |
Univ of Melbourne
Univ of Newcastle
NASA
|
Nov/Dec05
Jan/Feb06 |
Egrett |
ACTIVE (Aerosol and Chemical Transport in Tropical Convection) |
Participation in a large international science experiment in Darwin/Australia studying aerosol and chemical transport in tropical convection
(Click here for more information)
(and here for yet more) |
NERC/UK |
Univ of Manchester/UK
Imperial College, London/UK
Cambridge University/UK
University of Wales/UK
York University/UK
DLR/Germany
FZJ/Germany
BoM/Australia
CSIRO
|
Nov/Dec05
Jan/Feb06 |
Egrett |
EMERALD-3 (Egrett Microphysics Experiment with Radiation, Lidar and Dynamics) |
Participation in a large international science experiment in Darwin/Australia studying cirrus cloud |
York U/CA |
York University/Canada |
| Dec05 |
Dimona |
BUFEX (Bunny Fence Experiment) |
Studying the micro- and meso-scale effects of the unique vagetetion patterns around the Rabbit Fence in Western Australia near Lake King
(Click here for first results)
(Click here for UAH BUFEX website) |
NSF/USA |
U Alabama/Huntsville
Murdoch U, Perth
|
| Jan/Feb06 |
Dimona |
TWP-ICE (Tropical Western Pacific - International Cloud Experiment) |
Participation in a large international science experiment in Darwin/Australia studying clouds and surface fluxes in tropical convection and the monsoon |
ARM/USA BMRC |
ARM/USA
BMRC
Monash University
Charles-Darwin University and many others |
| Jan/Feb06 |
Dimona |
Hyperspectral imaging and laser scanning of vegetation |
Development of combined hyperspectral imaging and laser scanning technology for improved environmental monitoring (Riverland South Australia) |
DEST |
Anhalt Univ./Germany RMIT |
