CAO is reponsible for investigations of atmosphere in the following areas:
• Thermodynamic structure and conditions of atmosphere with using radiosondes, aircraft-laboratory:
• Cloud physics (microphysical structure of clouds, thermodynamic and turbulence in clouds of different types with using aircrat-laboratory);
• Weather modification (clouds modification);
• Radar measurements of clouds and precipitations with using ground-based radars;
• Gases and aerosol distribution in atmosphere.

Role in the project

CAO will take part to the following activities under WP4, WP5 and WP6
• Investigation of conditions of aircraft icing in clouds and percipitations with using Russian aircraft-laboratory Yak-42D “Roshydromet” (data on wind speed, air temperature, dew-point temperature, liquid and total water contents in clouds and precipitation, concentrations and spectra of sizes of cloud and precipitation droplets and crystals, images of particles).
• Testing of icing sensors in real flight conditions using Russian aircraft-laboratory Yak-42D “Roshydromet”.
• Investigations of particle in wind tunnel with supercooled flow.