ACE-1: A field study of atmospheric aerosol physics and chemistry

ACE-1 was a field study developed within IGAC in response to the problem of reducing the current uncertainty in calculating climate forcing by atmospheric particles. Particular emphasis was placed on detailed characterization of clean marine boundary layer aerosol, processes related to production and evolution of this aerosol and measurements of the radiative effects of the aerosol. The experimental phase of the study, which was centred on the Southern Ocean south of Australia, was successfully completed between Nov. 15 - Dec. 15 1995. It incorporated coordinated measurements from the US NCAR C-130 aircraft, the NOAA research vessel Discoverer, the Australian fisheries research vessel Southern. Surveyor, Cape Grim and Macquarie Island, and involved over 100 scientists from 11 countries.