Maldives AUAV Campaign (MAC)

Observing Aerosol-Cloud-Radiation-Climate Interactions Simultaneously from
Three Stacked Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AUAVs)

Report of the Field Campaign Held from
March 05 to March 31 2006
at the Island of Hanimaadhoo, Maldives.

V Ramanathan
Chief Scientist, MAC
Center for Atmospheric Sciences and the Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego

April 4, 2006

Submitted To
The National Science Foundation (J. Fein)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (C. Koblinsky)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (H. Maring & C. Yuhas)
Ministry of Environment, The Government of Maldives (Deputy Minister, Dr. A. Majeed)

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