Scientific Opportunities for a Long-Range Aircraft for Research in Antarctica (LARA)


LARA - Scientific Opportunities for a Long-Range Aircraft for Research in Antarctica:

From September 27-29, 2004, the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop on scientific opportunities for a multidisciplinary research aircraft for Antarctic research. The overall goal of the workshop was to: 1) identify the key scientific questions in Antarctic science that currently cannot be addressed because of agap in our observational capabilities; 2) develop a strong science justification for the required new research tools; and 3) provide the National Science Foundation with recommendations on the requirements for a long-range research aviation facility.


Studinger, M., Bromwich, D., Csatho, B., Muench, R., Parish, T., Stith, J., Scientific Opportunities for a Long-Range Aircraft for Research in Antarctica (LARA), Workshop report, 60 pp, 2005.



Studinger, M., Science Requirements for a Long-Range Aircraft for Antarctic Research: Assessing the Scope of Modifications for an LC-130 Hercules. Meeting report, 17 pp, 2004.