First Phase of the MAGPIE Weather and Climate Experiment Completed in Barbados
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its contribution to the Moisture and Aerosol Gradients/Physics of Inversion Evolution (MAGPIE) program, the first phase of an 18-month mission in Barbados.
Key Points:
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its contribution to the Moisture and Aerosol Gradients/Physics of Inversion Evolution (MAGPIE) program, the first phase of an 18-month mission in Barbados.
- The goal is to understand how energy and atmospheric constituents exchange between the warm subtropical ocean and the atmosphere through clouds and its subsequent relationships to weather and climate.
- The MAGPIE experiment was conducted during a crucial period in atmosphere research.
- On August 31 it completed its first phase of airborne research with 17 flights coinciding with record global ocean temperatures.