The aircraft measurements were performed on 23.07.07 and 25.07.08 to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of the chemical composition of the planetary boundary layer in the northern part of the black forrest with the Murg and the Kinzig valley and the downwind region east of the city of Karlsruhe. The measurements have been performed accompanying the measurements with the Zeppelin of the Forschungszentrum Juelich supporting the scientific goals: Entrainment of trace gases into convective systems; perform Lagrange experiments to investigate the chemical development of a plume originating from a city / region; measure and evaluate vertical profiles of HOx radicals and trace gases. These DIMONA flights were sponsored by the TRACKS project.
[1] DOIWulfmeyer, V.; Flamant, C.; Behrendt, A.; Blyth, A.; Brown, A.; Dorninger, M.; Illingworth, A.; Mascart, P.; Montani, A.; Weckwerth, T. (2011). Advances in the understanding of convective processes and precipitation over low-mountain regions through the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS). doi:10.1002/qj.799
[2] DOIWulfmeyer, V.; Flamant, C.; Behrendt, A.; Blyth, A.; Brown, A.; Dorninger, M.; Illingworth, A.; Mascart, P.; Montani, A.; Weckwerth, T (Eds.). (2011). Special Issue: Advances in the understanding of convective processes and precipitation over low-mountain regions through the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS). doi:10.1002/qj.v137.1s