Field Campaign Schedules
The field campaign schedule for the LAOF lists, in chronological order, approved, requested, and prospective field campaigns that require LAOF support. The chart is primarily used to plan ahead and to allow NSF and the LAOF Partner Organizations to assess future facility demand and resource needs. It is not intended to discourage investigators from submitting a facility requested for a desired time slot, even if other potential field campaigns are already included. NSF jointly with the LAOF Partner Organizations will make a concerted effort to maximize field support.
Facility-specific planning charts for the NSF/NCAR aircraft are also available.
The funding status of each campaign is highlighted in green for approved, pink for requested, and yellow for Statement of Interest (SOI). NCAR support services include Data Management (DM), Field Catalog (FC), Project Management (PM), Educational Outreach & Media support (EO), Forecasting (F), Networking & Data Communications (Net), and Operations Center (OC).
Updated 3/11/2024
UPCOMING Campaigns
| Project | Facilities ——— Support Services |
Deployment Dates | Location | PI | Status | NSF Science Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | ||||||
| FY 2025 | ||||||
| APAR | NSF/NCAR C-130 | TBD | Colorado | Everette | Approved | AGS/ATC |
| CG WaveS FY25 | NSF/NCAR GV, FO3, VCSEL --- DM, FC, PM, EO, F, OC |
20 May–14 Jun 2025 | Central U.S. | Fritts | Approved | AGS/PDM |
| -- | MPD -- n/a |
1 Jun–31 Aug 2025 | Germany | -- | SOI | AGS/PDM |
| GOTHAAM FY25 | NSF/NCAR C-130, HAIS ——— DM, FC, EO |
1 Jul–12 Aug 2025 | New York | Mak | Approved | AGS/ATC |
| MAIR-E III | NSF/NCAR GV --- DM |
20 July–16 Aug 2025 | PA, TX | Wofsy | Approved | AGS/ATC |
| SLC-SOS | UWKA, HARP --- DM, OC |
1 Jul–30 Aug 2025 | Utah | Fischer | Approved | AGS/ATC |
| FY 2026 | ||||||
| -- | NSF/NCAR GV, HSRL, ISS, ISFS | ~March - May 2026 | Nauru | -- | SOI | |
| -- | NSF/NCAR GV | ~Apr - May 2026 | Iceland | -- | SOI | |
| -- | NSF/NCAR GV, HCR, HSRL, VCSEL, ISS | ~May – Jun 2026 | Australia | -- | Facility Request | AGS/PDM |
| -- | NSF/NCAR GV, AVAPS, HCR, HSRL | 1 Jul - 31 Oct 2026 | CO, AK and New Zealand | -- | Facility Request | AGS/PDM |
| FY 2027 | ||||||
| -- | ISS, ISFS -- DM, FC |
~July-Aug 2027 | Arizona | -- | SOI | AGS |
| -- | NSF/NCAR C-130, ISFS, ISS | ~Dec 2027 – Feb 2028 | Utah | -- | SOI | AGS |
RECENT Campaigns
| Project | Facilities ——— Support Services |
Deployment Dates | Location | PI | Status | NSF Science Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | ||||||
| CAESAR | NSF/NCAR C-130, AVAPS, HAIS, WCR, WCL --- DM, FC, PM, EO, OC |
22 Feb–7 Apr 2024 | Sweden | Zuidema | Approved | AGS/PDM |
| ACES-Eclipse | NSF/NCAR GV --- PM, OC |
27 Mar–8 Apr 2024 | AZ, TX | Samra | Approved | Solar |
| MPD for Solar Eclipse | MPD | 1–30 Apr 2024 | New York | Wang | Approved | AGS/PDM |
| MAIR-E II | NSF/NCAR GV --- DM |
20 July–16 Aug 2024 | PA, TX | Wofsy | Approved | AGS/ATC |
| FY 2023 | ||||||
| LEE | DMS --- FC |
1 Nov 2022-3 Feb 2023 | New York | Steiger | Approved | n/a |
| SOS | ISFS --- DA |
1 Nov 2022–31 May 2023 | Colorado | Lundquist | Approved | AGS/PDM |
| IMPACTS |
ISF --- FC |
1 Jan 2023 - 28 Feb 2023 | Northeastern U.S. | McMurdie | Cost Recovery NASA | n/a |
| PERiLS | n/a --- FC |
15 Feb–15 Apr 2023 | SE U.S. | Kosiba | Cost Recovery NOAA | n/a |
| M2HATS | ISFS, ISS, MPD ——— DM, EO |
23 Jul–23 Sept 2023 | Nevada | Tong | Approved | AGS/PDM |
| SHINE | ISFS --- n/a |
23 Jul–23 Sept 2023 | Nevada | Sun | Approved | AGS/PDM |
FARE/LAOF Facility Request Manager
Brigitte Baeuerle
baeuerle@ucar.edu