HALO arrived on the 10. March 2018 at 15:30 UTC safely to Abu Dhabi after completing the first leg of the transfer flight to Taiwan. The target MPCs Rom and Athens were probed and all instruments on board were measuring succesfully all the way.

We specially thank the crew and operators. Well done!

HALO performed a successful test flight on 08.03.2018 and is now ready for the transfer flight for the EMeRGe-Asia campaign in Taiwan.

A launch workshop for the collaborative cooperation between the ProACT³ (Project for Atmospheric Chemical Transformation and pollution Transport around Taiwan) and EMeRGe projects within EMeRGe international, hosted by Academia Sinica will take place on 09.03.2018 in Taipei, with participation of representatives of both teams and special guests from the Environmental Protection Administration in Taiwan.

Further information can be found at
http://www.rcec.sinica.edu.tw/index.php?action=news&cid=3&id=323

HALO went out of the hangar to test the communication of all the EMeRGe instruments via chat with the ground. This will enable all the EMeRGe scientists to keep in contact with the operators any time during the flights for clarifying issues and solving minor instrumental problems.

It was quite cold and snowy in Munich and everything worked out as planned.

EMeRGe is getting ready for Asia!

After the mechanical acceptance, the EMerGe payload succeeded the electromagnetic compatibility test (EMC) on the 20.02.2018. From now, all instruments can be put into operation, tested and calibrated.

The HALO integration phase for the EMeRGe campaign in Asia has successfully started. According to the integration plan the instruments will be transported to DLR in Oberpfaffenhoffen, installed and tested in the following weeks.

The first step into the new EMeRGe adventure!

The second topical workshop “Transport and transformation of pollutants from European and Asian Major population centres - part 2: TEAM-2 ” hosted by the Institute of Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen was successfully carried out on the 14th-16th November 2017.

As in the first topical workshop, TEAM-2 gathered more than 40 European and Asian scientists working in the field to interchange ideas and previous experiences. The TEAM-2 sessions were also accessible by web conference. A lively discussion of general and critical aspects of the next EMeRGe experimental phase in Asia prevailed through the sessions and many additional complementary activities were proposed and coordinated from the EMeRGe international community.

On top of this, preliminary data from the EMeRGe campaign in Europe in July 2017 were presented and the general lines for the joint analysis and publication of results were set.

Read more about the TEAM-2 workshop.