MicroPulse DIAL (MPD)

MPD in the snow

The MPD is a compact, field-deployable, micro-pulse differential absorption lidar that provides continuous monitoring of water vapor in the lower troposphere. 

Integrated Surface Flux System (ISFS)

ISFS at Sunset

The ISFS can be deployed as a widely distributed network of surface weather stations measuring the surface energy budget, fluxes, and some soil parameters or in closely spaced arrays to support intensive micrometeorological research at a single site. 

Integrated Sounding System (ISS)

ISS at DYNAMO

The ISS combines surface, sounding, and remote sensing instrumentation to provide a comprehensive description of lower atmospheric thermodynamics and winds.

NSF NCAR C-130

NSF/NCAR C-130 in Colorado

The NSF NCAR C-130 is a versatile and capable research platform that carries a wide variety of scientific payloads. The C-130 has a 10-hour flight endurance, a 2,900 nautical mile range at up to 27,000 ft, and a payload capacity of 13,000 lbs. In addition to standard thermodynamic, microphysics and radiation sensors, the C-130 has a roomy fuselage payload area and many versatile inlets and optical ports. The C-130 can carry advanced EOL and community instrumentation.

NSF NCAR HIAPER GV

NSF/NCAR GV SOCRATES

The High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research (HIAPER) research aircraft is a Gulfstream V (GV) business jet that has been highly modified for research has unique capabilities that set it apart from other research aircraft. It can reach 49,000 feet (15,000 meters), enabling scientists to collect data at the tops of storms and the lower edge of the stratosphere. With a range of about 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers), it can track atmospheric particles across the oceans or reach the South Pole from bases in South America or New Zealand.

University of Wyoming King Air

The University of Wyoming’s Beechcraft King Air 200T (UWKA) is a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft instrumented to support various research missions, notably in cloud physics and boundary layer processes. In service since 1977, the aircraft is operated by the Donald L. Veal Research Flight Center within the UWyo Department of Atmospheric Science.

Note: With the development of the Next Generation King Air, the University of Wyoming will be unable to support any flight requests from approximately May 2022 through Summer 2023. 

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