RSS BACCHUS newsticker en http://www.bacchus-env.eu/rss.xml In order to study clouds, it is necessary to get high up in the atmosphere. At the mountain station Eggishorn in Kanton Wallis, Switzerland, at 2869 metres above sea level, Ulrike Lohmann, professor for atmospheric physics, reports in an interview about the research project HoloGondel. As part of this project, a holographic measurement device has been mounted to the roof of the Eggishorn cable car to measure the composition of clouds from the valley station to the top of the mountain. By running their instruments on the downward moving cable car, the scientists want to learn if the clouds typically consist of cloud droplets, ice crystals, or both, and how the composition varies with altitude. https://vimeo.com/122415309 19 March 2015 The Cyprus Institute (Nicosia, Cyprus) coordinates an international field campaign to study cloud properties and desert dust in Cyprus from 3 to 27 March 2015: As part of BACCHUS and the French project ChArMEx, scientists investigate key processes and feedbacks controlling the formation of clouds. Among other instruments, Unmanned Research Aircraft (drones) from Cyprus Institute and Meteo-France are deployed to carry out measurements. http://www.bacchus-env.eu/data/Events/campaign_cyprus2015.html Tue, 03 March 2015 Drones have serious advantages for studying the atmosphere: they are able to fly up to a few kilometres altitude and can be directed as required. Researchers at Météo France have recently conducted a test campaign at Atmospheric Research Centre (CRA) of Labotratoire d'Aérologie / Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, in collaboration with the National Civil Aviation School (ENAC). The objective: to test under real weather conditions the miniaturised sensors that will equip the drones in a planned measurement campaign on Cyprus in this spring. http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/22577295-des-mini-drones-pour-la-recherche-en-meteorologie Fr, 03 February 2015 On 13-15 January 2015, the first BACCHUS Annual Meeting took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The agenda and meeting releated information can be found when clicking on the link. http://www.bacchus-env.eu/data/Events/events-meeting2015.html Tue, 13 January 2015 08:00