Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL)

• Atmospheric Technology Division (ATD)
• HIAPER (High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research)

1.Please check which of the following ATD or university systems you or your project have used in gathering observational data (please check all that apply):

Option Count Percent 1. NSF/NCAR C-130 24 11.48% 2. NSF-supported university aircraft (e.g. U. Wyoming) 28 13.4% 3. EOL Lidars (SABL, REAL) 11 5.26% 4. EOL Radars (SPOL, ELDORA) 21 10.05% 5. NSF-supported university radars (e.g. Colorado State University) 11 5.26% 6. Sounding systems 36 17.22% 7. Wind profilers 22 10.53% 8. Surface systems 28 13.4% 9. None of the above 23 11.0% 10. Other: 5 2.39% Total 209 100% Median:   6.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   88 Maximum value:   10

2.If you did not have personal involvement in a field program gathering data, but still used observational data, did those data come from (please check all that apply):

Option Count Percent 1. NSF/NCAR C-130 18 14.52% 2. Other NSF-supported aircraft 12 9.68% 3. EOL Lidars (SABL, REAL) 5 4.03% 4. EOL Radars (SPOL, ELDORA) 10 8.06% 5. Other NSF-supported university radars 6 4.84% 6. Sounding systems 21 16.94% 7. Wind profilers 16 12.9% 8. Surface systems 18 14.52% 9. Don't know 6 4.84% 10. I have not used observational data from ATD (please skip the next question) 11 8.87% 11. Other: 1 0.81% Total 124 100% Median:   6.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   63 Maximum value:   11

3.Did the data from the ATD observational systems (please select one):

Option Count Percent 1. Play an essential role in your research 44 56.41% 2. Play a supplemental role in your research 34 43.59% Total 78 100% Median:   1.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   78 Maximum value:   2

4.Do you use or intend to use EOL/ATD systems or data from EOL/ATD systems (please check all that apply):

Option Count Percent 1. As part of research leading to a graduate thesis 30 20.83% 2. As part of training in observations or instrumentation for graduate students 23 15.97% 3. As part of undergraduate or graduate teaching 22 15.28% 4. As part of your research 65 45.14% 5. Other: 4 2.78% Total 144 100% Median:   3.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   76 Maximum value:   5