2020-02-11 HALO-0211 - specMACS on EUREC4A campaign

remarks

• Standard circle pattern with 5 complete circles.
• GPM-satellite overpass on the way back from NTAS (20:27 UTC).
• Radar-calibration maneuver around NTAS (20-deg-wiggles and 10-deg-circle).
• An additional sonde was launched near NTAS after the calibration maneuver.
• Western circle area was dominated by convection with strong precipitation signals and stratocumulus on top.
• Rest of circle mostly occupied by small sugar cumuli.
• The excursion legs were characterized by larger flower-like cloud clusters growing on a sugar cloud field.

quicklooks (from spectral cameras)

• SWIR 1550nm ... 1650nm

movies (from 2D camera)

pola

polb