INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment (INSPYRE) - 2026
- NASA ER-2:
Great Falls International Airport, MT (47° 28' 42.1824" N, 111° 21' 35.0136" W) - NSF Gulfstream-V: Broomfield, CO (39° 54' 48.9744" N, 105° 7' 5.8296" W)
The INSPYRE Science Team aims to constrain the role of pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) in the earth system and characterize the physical links between pyroCb and extreme wildfire behavior.
NASA ER-2 payload:
- HAR Radars: CRS and EXRAD
- Others: AirHARP2, BBR, CFI, CPL, DPOPS/MOUDI, EFCM, GSFC IR Camera, iSTORM, LIP, MASTER, Mavo Edge, S-HIS
NCAR Gulfstream-V payload:
- Aerodyne TILDAS, Aerosol Sampler, Aluminum Aerosol Filter, BBR, Chicago Water Isotop Spectrometer, Picarro, PUTLS, SP2, TAP-RGB, TAP-UV
Dates of Campaign: 27 July 2026 - 11 September 2026
PI: David Peterson - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Links:
NASA ESPO INSPYRE
Field Catalogue
QLOOK_CRS
QLOOK_EXRAD_Nadir
QLOOK_EXRAD_Scan
QLOOK_HEALTH
