Masada, Israel, 31. October 2014: Right for the start of the 2nd phase of HEADS measurement campaign „wet season“ rain came up over the KITcube measurement site in the Judean Desert.  

The integrated atmospheric observation system KITcube was re-installed at the Masada Opera Area by a team of six engineers and scientists of IMK-TRO by end of October 2014. After a very successful 1st phase of the HEADS campaign during August this year covering the conditions of the dry season in the Dead Sea rift valley the measurements for the wet season started.

Main aims of the measurements are the investigation of local wind systems as well as haze and evaporation in the valley. Evaporation, clouds and precipitation are key processes for the water cycle and its variability.

The role of aerosols on the formation of clouds and the development of the Dead Sea haze layer is one of the questions scientists of IMK-TRO, together with their partners want to investigate. Part of the data is already available online as part of the AERONET network.

 

 

 

Contact

Jutta Metzger Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Phone: +49 721 608-28060 Email: jutta.metzger@kit.edu

Andreas Wieser Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Phone: +49 721 608-22841 Email: andreas.wieser@kit.edu

 

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