The Second Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus field study (DYCOMS-II) was conducted from 7-28 July 2001 off of the coast of Southern California. It was designed to take measurements in the marine stratocumulus region to help scientists unravel the mysteries of this important cloud regime.
DYCOMS-II target area (planned - rectangle; actual - rhomboid) over TMI SST.
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DYCOMS-II was specifically designed to provide:
Secondary objectives included:
For DYCOMS-II the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft conducted nine research flights during July 2001 to the WSW of Los Angeles, CA, in the heart of the stratocumulus region of the NE Pacific. The aircraft conducted two basic flight patterns: entrainment and radar flight patters. Instrumentation aboard the C-130 included:
In addition to the datasets derived from the C-130 instrumentation a variety of supporting data sets were collected for the DYCOMS-II region. These included:
Stratocumulus observed from the C-130 (Courtesy: Gabor Vali)
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Bjorn Stevens (courtesy Gabor Vali).
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