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NCAR C-130 Documentation
FAQs, Investigator Handbook and other materials related to capabilities of the NSF/NCAR C-130
C-130 is a versatile airborne research platform that is well suited for studies of the middle troposphere.With its 13,000 lbs payload capability and 10 hour endurance, the C-130 is well suited for a variety of research tasks that do not require reaching altitudes in excess of 26,000 feet. With excellent low altitude performance the C-130 is used extensively for studies of the planetary boundary layer, flying as low as 100 feet above the surface of the ocean.
In this section you will find documentation of the C-130 capabilities, inlet apertures, instrumentation and electrical interfaces that may help you plan a research payload or integrate and instrument on the aircraft.
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Kelly Craig
Kelly performs web administration, monitors and configures the EOL web infrastructure. He supports other EOL staff in creating web sites, multimedia assets, new content types, future web interfaces, maintains legacy web systems, and implements new ways to interface with the EOL web presence.
Britt Stephens
Britt Stephens became fascinated with Earth sciences during high school field trips in northeastern Oregon, where he grew up. When he started college at Harvard University, he was determined to branch out into new subjects.
Vanda Grubisic
EOL Affiliate Scientist Vanda Grubišic is a female pioneer. She the first woman Full Professor of the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics at the University of Vienna: "That is a great honour and a great responsibility", she says.
Henry Boynton
Henry Boynton can tell you what the atmosphere looks like at 51,000 feet above Earth's surface, a good 15,000 feet higher than most commercial airplanes venture. "The biggest thing you notice is that the sky is a lot bluer," he observes.
Marcel Verstraete
When Marcel Verstraete came to work at NCAR in May 1962, construction of the Mesa Lab was still years in the future. Scientists used slide rules instead of computers. And because there were no satellites to carry instruments, a major goal...
