NASA-Funded Research Led By Bowman Using ER-2 Featured In Science
NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft will be used to investigate the summertime stratosphere during the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere project.
May 12, 2019
Dr. Kenneth Bowman, professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Geosciences, was featured in a recent article in Science magazine.
The article discusses the use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ER-2 aircraft, which is a modified version of the Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane, to investigate the impact of deep convection on the ozone layer during the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS) project. Dr. Bowman is the principle investigator of DCOTTS, which will be a collaborative effort between multiple universities and federal agencies.
“The ER-2 has the ideal combination of payload, altitude, and range to make the measurements required to analyze the impact of strong convection on the composition of the summer-time stratosphere,” said Bowman.
Read more about this research here.
By Kevin Smalley
