Central Project to Coordinate the HALO SPP 1294

• Applicant: Dr.-Ing. Mirko Scheinert
• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 317184416

The goal of this proposal is the central coordination of the SPP 1294 'Atmospheric and Earth System Research with HALO' (HALO: High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft). The project serves the promotion of cooperation and communication among the HALO mission teams and the individual project participants involved in the SPP. The three coordinators (M. Wendisch, University of Leipzig; J.Curtius, University of Frankfurt am Main; M. Scheinert, Dresden University of Technology) represent the SPP at the DFG, the scientific steering committee of HALO (WLA: Wissenschaftlicher Lenkungsausschuss), the HALO project team of the German Aerospace Center (DLR-FX), and the public. The DFG share of the mission costs will be centrally administered by the University of Leipzig. The funds for measures to promote gender equality are managed, and the training of young researchers is coordinated. Monthly teleconferences of the three coordinators, annual status seminars, and topical workshops will be organized. Special sessions at international conferences and publications of special issues are initiated and pursued. The SPP web page will be revised, continuously updated, and maintained. To support the three coordinators in conducting these tasks, funding of a half-time position of a Scientific Administrator and a HALO User Coordinator is applied for.

• DFG Programme: Infrastructure Priority Programmes
• Subproject of: SPP 1294: Atmospheric and Earth System Research with the "High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft" (HALO)
• Co-Investigators: Professor Dr. Joachim Curtius; Professor Dr. Manfred Wendisch