| All projects listed were carried
out by ARA or its predecessor, FIAMS/AARG (Airborne Atmospheric Research
Group at The Flinders Institute for Atmospheric and Marine
Sciences) |
| Year |
Aircraft |
Project |
Description |
Funded By |
Partners |
| 2004 |
ECO-Dimona |
Intercomparison of Attitude Systems |
Intercomparison of various attitude systems: Trimble
TANS Vector GPS, Honeywell LaserNav, Oxford Solutions
RT3100, Aventech AIMMS-20 |
|
Fraunhofer Institut, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
Aventech, Canada |
| 2003 |
G109B |
Nanneella Evapotranspiration Study (picture)
|
Testing remotely sensed evapotranspiration estimates
using airborne and ground measurements |
ARC |
University of Melbourne
University of Newcastle
NASA Goddard
Nanneella LandCare Group |
2002-
2003 |
G109B
King Air |
Atmospheric Ducts over Land |
Aircraft-based study of atmospheric ducts over land
causing anomolous propagation of electromagnetic waves;
using two aircraft flying in tandem |
DSTO |
NOAA Idaho Falls |
2002-
2003 |
G109B |
Sturt Meadows Carbon Sequestration Project |
Airborne Measurements of fluxes of CO2 and water vapour
over arid lands of Sturt Meadows Station near Leonora/Western
Australia |
JST/Japan
ARC |
Shinshu University/Japan
Seikei University/Japan
University of Tokyo/Japan
Minesite Rehabilitation Services
Osaka University/Japan
Shizuoka University/Japan
Tsukuba University/Japan
some other Japanese institutions |
| 2002 |
C404 |
GLEX 2002
(Gulf Line Experiment) (report) |
Study of cloud lines and Morning Glories over the Gulf
of Carpentaria |
BMRC |
BMRC
Monash University
University of Munich/Germany |
| 2002 |
G109B |
Airborne Study of Flow over Complex Terrain near Gladstone/Qld |
Verification of numerical simulation of airflow over
complex terrain |
Southern Pacific Petroleum (SPP) |
Pacific Air and Environment P/L,
Brisbane/Q |
| 2002 |
Egrett |
NAL/NEXST Program, Woomera/SA (info-page)
(report) |
Verification of data from a VHF wind profiler by aircraft
measurements;
Radar tracking trials |
NAL/Japan |
NAL/Japan |
| 2002 |
Egrett
King Air
|
EMERALD-2 experiment
(Egrett Microphysics Experiment with Radiation, Lidar
and Dynamics)
(info-page) |
Study of cirrus cloud in the outflow from the 'Hector'
thunderstorms over the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin/NT
|
NERC/UK |
University of Wales, Aberystwyth/UK
University of Manchester/UK
Imperial College, London/UK
DLR/Germany
BMRC |
| 2001 |
C172 |
Mt Eccles Study |
Airborne study of tree health at Mt Eccles, Victoria
using the ARA/AWI Tri-Spectral Scanner |
ARC |
University of Melbourne |
| 2001 |
Egrett
King Air |
EMERALD-1 experiment
(Egrett Microphysics Experiment with Radiation, Lidar
and Dynamics)
(link) |
Study of cirrus cloud over Southern Australia |
NERC/UK |
University of Wales, Aberystwyth/UK
University of Manchester/UK
Imperial College, London/UK
DLR/Germany
University of Warzaw/Poland |
| 2001 |
C404 |
NAURU99 |
Study of atmospheric processes over and around Nauru
Island |
ARM program,
US Dept. of Energy |
ARM program |
| 2000-2002 |
G109B |
Profiler Intercomparison |
Intercomparison between VHF wind profiler and aircraft
measurements of wind and turbulence |
ARC |
University of Adelaide |
| 2000 |
G109B |
Airborne survey of IAMA/BRL Hardy Vineyards |
Remote sensing of ndvi (normalised differential
vegetation index) over vineyards |
IAMA/BRL Hardy |
Southern Remote Sensing P/L |
| 2000 |
G109B |
Innamincka seismic lines |
Airborne videography of erosion caused by seismic lines
in the vicinity of Innamincka/SA |
PIRSA |
|
| 2000 |
C404
King Air
|
DIVEX
(Divergence Experiment ) |
Study of meso-scale wind divergence over the Southern
Ocean |
ARC |
Monash University |
| 2000 |
G109B |
Airborne monitoring of the Murray Mouth (picture) |
Regular remote sensing of the Murray Mouth area in SA
using the ARA/AWI Tri-Spectral Scanner |
PIRSA |
|
| 1999-2002 |
King Air |
Aerial photography |
Regular aerial photography over South Australia using
Zeiss RC10 camera |
DEHAA |
|
| 1999-2002 |
G109B |
Streaky Bay Study
(Presentation) |
Anomalous propagation of electromagnetic radiation over
coastal waters near Streaky Bay/SA |
DSTO |
|
| 1999-2002 |
Egrett |
OC1 - OC5
(Owen Cote Studies) |
Investigation of Refractive Turbulence in and around
the Jetstream over Australia, the UK and Japan |
AFOSR/USA
AOARD/USA |
NOAA, Oak Ridge and Idaho Falls/USA |
| 1999-2001 |
King Air |
ACE-Asia
(Aerosol Characterization Experiment) |
Study of aerosols, pollutants and clouds over the Sea
of Japan |
ARC
APEX/Japan
CSIRO
ONR/USA |
Monash University
CSIRO Atmospheric Research
University of Hawaii
University of Tokyo/Japan
Osaka University/Japan
Nagoya University/Japan
Japanese Meteorological Service |
| 1999-2000 |
Egrett |
AberEgrett Study |
Study of gravity waves and tropospheric-Stratospheric
Exchange of trace gases over SW-England |
NERC/UK |
University of Wales, Aberystwyth/UK
University of Manchester/UK
Imperial College, London/UK
DLR/Germany
University of Warzaw/Poland |
| 1999 |
G109B |
Airborne Videography |
Airborne videography of Victorian rivers |
Riparian Victoria |
|
| 1999 |
Mallard |
Flight Testing |
Flight Testing of a Grumman Mallard Flying Boat in Darwin/NT |
Paspaley Pearls |
Aeronautical Engineers Australia |
| 1998-2000 |
G109B
C340A |
KIRCE (Kangaroo Island Radiation and Cloud Experiment) |
Study of radiation effects of strato-cumuls cloud decks
over Backstairs Passage and Kangaroo Island |
ARC |
|
| 1997-2003 |
C404 |
GBR Studies |
Airborne Survey of Sea Surface Salinity over the Great
Barriere Reef between Townsville/Q and Cairns/Q using
a passive microwave scanner (SLFMR) |
ARC |
James Cook University
Australian Institute for Marine Sci.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority |
| 1999 |
G109B |
Atmospheric Ducts over water |
Airborne investigation of anomalous propagation of electromagnetic
waves over the Gulf of St. Vincent in SA |
DSTO |
|
| 1997-2001 |
|
Development of the ARA/AWI Tri-Spectral Scanner |
Development of an airborne vegetation index scanner |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany |
Alfred-Wegener-Institut fur Polarforschung, Bremerhaven,
Germany |
| 1997-2000 |
|
Development of the BAT-Probe |
Development of an aircraft turbulence probe |
DEST
AFOSR/USA |
NOAA, Oak Ridge and Idaho Falls/USA |
| 1997-1998 |
C340A
C404 |
APSS
(Adelaide Photo-Chemical Smog Study) |
Investigation of Pollutant Precursors and Validation
of Pollutant Transport Models for the Adelaide Region |
ARC
EPA SA |
EPA SA |
| 1997 |
C340A |
SEQAPS
(SE-Queensland Air Pollution Study) |
Airborne measurements of air pollution around Brisbane/Q |
EPA Queensland |
|
| 1996-1999 |
G109B
C340A |
SB1 - SB5
(Sea Breeze Studies) |
Airborne Studies of Seabreezes at the Coorong/SA |
DFG/Germany |
University of Bonn, Germany |
1993-
1995 |
C340A |
CF1 - CF4
(Cold Front Studies) |
Airborne Studies of Cold Fronts over the Southern Ocean
near Adelaide/SA |
DFG/Germany |
University of Bonn, Germany |
| 1995-2002 |
G109B |
Windbreaks |
Airborne study of the effects of windbreaks on Yorke
Peninsula, SA |
ARC |
|
| 1995 |
C340A |
MCTEX
(Maritime Continent Thunderstorm Experiment) |
Study of the initial phases of the development of the
'Hector' thunderstorms over the Tiwi Islands/NT |
ARC
BMRC |
BMRC
Monash University |
| 1995 |
C340A |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Plume Rise Study |
Assessment (by aircraft measurement and modelling of
atmospheric and aircraft flight behaviour) of plumes from
a power station in the approach path to the runways of
the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia |
KLIA, Malaysia
MAS, Malaysia |
NIWA, New Zealand
Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
T&T Konsult SDN BHD, Malaysia |
| 1995 |
C340A |
Kwinana Shoreline Fumigation Study |
Study of fumigation caused by a power station at the
near Kwinana, Western Australia |
EPA WA |
CSIRO Atmospheric Research
CSIRO Coal and Energy Technology
Murdoch University |
| 1994 |
C340A |
SARP
(Sydney Airborne Research Project) |
Airborne study of air pollution around Sydney, NSW |
ARC
EPA NSW |
University of NSW |
| 1994-1996 |
C340A
C404 |
NATT
(North Australian Tropical Transect) |
Airborne study of turbulent fluxes over a 1000km-long
N/S transect from the Arafura Sea to abeam Tennent Creek,
NT |
ARC |
|
| 1994 |
C340A |
PPSS
(Perth Photochemical Smog Study) |
Airborne Study of Photo-Chemical Smog and Sea Breezes
over Perth, WA |
Western Power
EPA WA |
CSIRO Atmospheric Research
CSIRO Coal and Energy Technology
Murdoch University |
| 1993-1995 |
|
First Steps of Development of Doppler Lidar |
Adaption and Evaluation of an Airborne Pulsed Doppler
Lidar Turbulence and Windshear Detection System |
ARC |
University of Adelaide |
| 1993-1995 |
G109B
C340A |
OASIS Experiment
(Observations at Several Interacting Scales) |
Scaling up of PBL dynamics; airborne measurements of evaporation and
other fluxes along a 100km-long rainfall gradient near
Wagga Wagga, NSW |
ARC |
CSIRO Land and Water
Newcastle University
NIWA/New Zealand |
| 1992 |
G109B |
SODAR verification |
Verification of SODAR wind data by aircraft measurements
at Kalgoorlie, WA |
Kalgoorlie Gold Mines |
|
| 1992-1994 |
C340A |
Participation in TOGA-COARE
(Tropical Ocean/Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere
Response Experiment) |
The Role of air-sea exchange processes in the heat and
moisture budget of the tropical ocean during TOGA-COARE
over the Western Tropical Pacific to the north of Papua
New Guinea |
ARC |
TOGA-COARE community |
| 1991 |
C340A |
Coldfront Reconnaissance Flights |
Coldfront Reconnaissance for the Bureau of Meteorology |
BoM |
|
| 1991-1992 |
C340A |
Gladstone Industrial Land Study |
Verification of numerical simulations of flow over complex
terrain near Gladstone/Q |
|
Katestone Scientific P/L |
| 1991-1993 |
G109B
C340A |
LOCK1 - LOCK3 |
Water Budget of the Lockyersleigh Catchment; airborne
measurements of evaporation |
ARC |
University of Newcastle |
| 1991-1993 |
G109B
C340A |
BuFex |
Investigation of the effects of large scale clearing
of native vegetation in SW-Western Australia to the west
of the Rabbit Fence |
ARC |
Murdoch University
CSIRO |
| 1991 |
G109B |
Investigation of thermals in the PBL |
Study of convection in the Boundary Layer over Eyre
Peninsula, SA |
ARC |
|
| 1990-1993 |
G109B |
Katabatic Drainage Flow from the Darling Scarp |
Airborne Study of severe turbulence in the early morning
drainage flow from the Darling Scarp to the east of Perth,
WA |
ARC
QANTAS |
Murdoch University |
| 1989-1990 |
G109B |
Moga forest study |
Airborne measurements of turbulrnt fluxes over the Moga
Forest near Canberra, ACT |
CSIRO |
CSIRO |
| 1992 |
G109B |
Wombat study |
Aerial survey of Wombat burrows in SA |
DEHAA
NPWS |
|
| 1989-1992 |
G109B |
Chowilla Project |
Airborne measurements of evaporation and other turbulent
fluxes over the Chowilla Floodplains of theRiver Murray
near Renmark, SA |
AWRAC |
CSIRO |
| 1988-1989 |
G109B |
Water balance of Lake Alexandrina |
Airborne measurements of evaopration from Lake Alexandrina,
SA |
E&WS, SA |
|
| 1988-1990 |
G109B |
Evaporation from the Coral Sea |
Airborne measurements of evaporation from the Coral
Sea near Townsville, Q |
MS&T |
University of Tasmania |
| 1987-1991 |
G109B |
An Airborne Spectral Radiometer System |
Development of the VEG-Meter |
|
|
| 1989-1996 |
G109B |
Airborne UV radiometry |
Airborne measurements of fluxes of UV over native vegetaion
in South Australia |
|
|
1988-
1989 |
G109B |
Coongie Lakes Study |
Airborne measurements of turbulent fluxes in the Coongie
Lakes Area of SA |
ARC |
Santos |
| 1987 |
G109B |
Adelaide Hills Downslope Winds |
Airborne study of the Adelaide Gully Winds |
|
|
| 1987-1992 |
G109B |
Upper Spencer Gulf Project |
Airborne measurements of evaporation from coastal mud
flats of the Upper Spencer Gulf, SA |
MS&T |
|
| 1987-1992 |
G109B |
Hincks Park Experiments |
Airborne Study of the local climate effects of clearing
of native vegetation on Eyre Peninsula, SA |
FUSA/URB |
CSIRO |
