European Facility For Airborne Research Nov. 20, 2024, 23:28
The unique pan-European portal and network dedicated to airborne research in the environmental and geo-sciences.
The EUropean Facility for Airborne Research (EUFAR) brings together infrastructure operators of both instrumented research aircraft and remote-sensing instruments with the scientific user community, both expert and early-stage researchers, other data users and stakeholders. ...
EUFAR Airborne Science Webinar #6
Presentation of a NASA project to convert a Boeing 777 aircraft for Earth System Science research. Recording now available.
EUFAR session at Whispers 2023
As a proud sponsor of Whispers 2023, EUFAR is inviting researchers in airborne (manned and unmanned) imaging spectroscopy to submit their abstracts/papers to the special session 'EUFAR' before 15th July 2023.
EUFAR is a proud sponsor of the 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy
EUFAR is sponsoring the 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy
#7th EUFAR Airborne Science Webinar: Vegetation
On the webinar will be presented the various topics regarding vegetation analyses: • vegetation identification in protected areas - mountainous areas and wetlands; • analyses of the state of vegetation in urban areas; • the possibilities for determining the impact of threats such as drying and heavy metal contamination on the state of vegetation.
July 24, 2024, 17:58
Chair of the EUFAR Executive Board, Thomas Ruhtz Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin), participated in the ESF 50th anniversary celebrations as a roundtable speaker. Dr. Ruhtz contributed to a panel discussion titled “Sustained Infrastructures for European Research” alongside Jana Kolar, Executive Director of CERIC ERIC (Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium), and Nigel Mason, Coordinator of the Europlanet Society.
...June 27, 2024, 14:31
EUFAR's General Assembly meeting successfully took place on June 19-20, 2024, in Brno, Czechia. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Global Change Research Institute – CzechGlobe for hosting this year’s gathering.
...May 6, 2024, 15:44
EUFAR AISBL expresses its sincere thanks to Dr. Mélanie Ghysels-Dubois for exemplary cooperation during the preparation of the EU Horizon proposal.
...May 6, 2024, 13:34
EUFAR members, Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO) and CzechGlobe – Global Change Research Institute, had the pleasure to welcome the EnMAP scientific PI Sabine Chabrillat and ESA CHIME and S2NG Mission Scientist, Marco Celesti at the poster for latest updates on status and future plans of EUFAR at the EARSeL Imaging Spectroscopy
...April 8, 2024, 09:58
Upcoming campaigns list of the French research aircraft facility (SAFIRE) is available. Click on the link for the full list.
...Oct. 26, 2023, 12:16
EUFAR is sponsoring the 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy
...Abstract Machine learning algorithms, in particular, kernel-based machine learning methods such as Gaussian processes regression (GPR) have shown to be promising alternatives to traditional empirical methods for retrieving vegetation parameters...
...Abstract In July 2017 three research flights circumnavigating the megacity of London were conducted as a part of the STANCO training school for students and early career researchers organised by...
...EUFAR handbook is the first comprehensive review of airborne measurement principles covers all atmospheric components and surface parameters. It describes the common techniques to characterise aerosol particles and cloud/precipitation elements.
...AMS Meteorological Monographs are thematic collections of peer-reviewed, original papers, survey articles, and other materials in meteorology and closely related fields that do not otherwise appear in AMS Journals.
...Results and outcomes of AEGEAN-GAME, an airborne measurement campaign in 2011 supported by EUFAR Transnational Access.
...Comparisons between NO2 vertical column densities derived from APEX data and the corresponding TROPOMI values indicate high accuracy of the satellite observations.
...The French national research agency CNRS awarded SAFIRE , one of EUFAR operators, with a "Collective Crystal" medal as a national recognition of the merit and quality of the teamwork,...
...Airborne research often involves large teams that may be both nationally-based and international. Any single flight represents part of an iceberg that consists of many layers of preparatory activities, many...
...EUFAR works to coordinate the operation of instrumented aircraft and hyperspectral imaging sensors, and exploit the skills of experts in airborne measurements in the fields of environmental and geo-sciences, in order to provide researchers with technical support and access to research infrastructures most suited to their needs.
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