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HIPPO::HIAPER Pole to Pole Observations
The “HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) of Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Study” will measure cross sections of atmospheric concentrations approximately pole-to-pole, from the surface to the tropopause, five times during different seasons over a three year period. A comprehensive suite of atmospheric trace gases pertinent to understanding the Carbon Cycle will be measured. The program will provide the first comprehensive, global survey of atmospheric trace gases, covering the full troposphere in all seasons and multiple years.
Ground Breaking Research
What makes this research project so amazing is that this type of data has never been collected before. The platform for this research is modified Gulfstream-V aircraft called HIAPER, which can fly very high and very low, allowing the scientist to sample a large cross-section of the atmosphere. The HIPPO project is exciting because it is the first time that scientists have been able to look at, in great detail, a large section of the atmosphere at once, in every season over numerous years.
