The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) took place as two 3-week aircraft deployments, in spring and summer 2008. It involved the NASA DC-8 as an in situ platform for detailed atmospheric composition. Two other aircraft, the NASA P-3 and the NASA B-200 focused more closely on aerosols and radiation. The P-3 serves as a remote sensing platform generally flying constant altitude transects in the middle to upper troposphere.
