Field Project Services

Field Project Services (FPS) provides comprehensive project management services for field campaigns and technical development projects within NCAR’s Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL).  FPS serves as the first point of contact for investigators interested in requesting the use of NSF's Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities (LAOF). In collaboration with other facilities within the Laboratory, we provide advice and support with respect to the planning, organizing, and implementing of complex field campaigns that use NSF platforms for geosciences research.  FPS staff is also actively involved in several technical development projects within the Laboratory that requested help with project management.

NSF's Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities Request Process

General Information

• List of Deployment Pool-funded Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities
• LAOF User Guide
• Contact Information for Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities

• Facility Request Forms for NCAR/EOL, UWYO, CSWR, CSU, CIRPAS
• EOL Crew Duty Guidelines

• Request Process Check List and Request Deadlines
• Submission of a Letter of Intent
• Request for Project Extension
• Out of Cycle Requests

Small Campaigns

• Request Procedures for NSF-funded University Investigators and Collaborators
• Request Procedures for NCAR-funded Investigators
• Request Procedures for Agency-funded Investigators (Cost Recovery)
• Request Procedures for Educational Deployments

Large/Complex Campaigns

• Request Procedures for a large/complex field program
• Requesting Preliminary Cost Estimates
• Guidelines for Writing the Experiment Design Overview (EDO) Document
• Guidelines for Writing the Scientific Project Overview (SPO) Document

Observing Facilities Assessment Panel

• Meeting Material (November 2006 - present)

• Membership

Other Information Items

• Schedules

• Long-Term Planning Schedule (all facilities)
• RAF Planning Charts(NSF/NCAR aircraft)

• Current Letters of Intent

Education and Outreach

• Educational Deployments

EOL Project Management

• EOL Project Management Guidelines and Templates

• Ongoing Technical Developments

For further information, please email Brigitte Baeuerle or call her at 303.497.2061.