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)

 INSPYRE Campaign Logo

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