The King air research aircraft
The NSF UW King Air research aircraft (N2UW) is a specially instrumented Beechcraft King Air 350i (twin turbo-prop) designed for atmospheric research. The aircraft and its in situ and remote sensors (including the Wyoming Cloud Radar) constitute a national facility that can be requested for deployments in the US and abroad. Deployments have focused on a variety of atmospheric processes and phenomena, including clouds and precipitation, air pollution, surface exchange and the boundary layer. We currently are developing a new research aircraft.
Air quality instruments and platforms
The Department of Atmospheric Science operates a Mobile Air Quality Lab as well as several air quality monitoring stations across Wyoming. Several instruments are used in research or operations, and some of the instruments can be used on the King Air research aircraft as well. The leading question is to understand how emissions from oil and gas extraction impact the global climate (fugitive greenhouse gas emissions) and air quality in the Mountain West. Visit the Aerosol and Air Quality research webpage to learn about faculty involved in this research area.
Learn about the Center for Air Quality.
The NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing center
Located between Laramie and Cheyenne, the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center officially opened its doors in October 2012. Atmospheric scientists at UW enjoy privileged access to the NWSC resources to study weather, climate, air pollution and many other features of the Earth system.
