TEAMx Observational Campaign Completes Year-Long Alpine Atmospheric Study
An international research campaign called TEAMx conducted a year-long measurement study across the Alps between 2024 and 2025, involving over 40 institutions at 30 sites. The campaign focused on understanding atmospheric transport and exchange processes over complex mountain terrain, including gravity waves, convection, and turbulent flows. The dataset collected is expected to advance understanding of multi-scale atmospheric phenomena in mountainous regions.
The TEAMx Observational Campaign (TOC) represents a coordinated international effort to study atmospheric processes over the Alps through dense instrumental networks and airborne measurements. Conducted over one year with two intensive six-week observational periods, the campaign deployed ground-based instruments, remote-sensing equipment, and up to three research aircraft plus unmanned aerial systems across four target areas in the Alpine region. The research focused on multiple atmospheric phenomena including gravity waves, orographic convection, thermally driven flows, and turbulent exchange processes. With participation from more than 40 research institutions, the campaign built upon existing operational measurement networks to collect long-term observations across a north-south transect through the Alps. Preliminary analyses indicate the dataset has significant potential for advancing understanding of transport and exchange processes in complex mountainous terrain.
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