Data collection status
This page describes the status of upcoming flights. Collection for the 2017 season is underway and PIs have been notified of the schedule for their flights,
For an update on the operational status of NERC-ARF for data collection see the sit reps page. We also post updates on Twitter ([ twitter.com/nerc_arf_dan @NERC_ARF_DAN]).
Note: the actual flight date is dependent on operational restrictions and the presence of suitable weather conditions. All data are collected on a "best endeavours" basis.
Please contact Dr Gary Llewellyn (Airborne Science / operations coordinator) if you have any questions or concerns: gaew @bas.ac.uk (01223 221660 or 07919 697851)
For status on data processing for flights that have been flown, see this page.
The coloured blocks indicate potential time periods where data are likely to be collected with follow on lines indicating the period during which that acquisition period could extend.
Status of science projects in the 2015 flying season
| Project | Location | PI | Status
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| N018 (RG12/11) GREENHOUSE | UK | Mat Disney | NERC Grant
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| R018 | UK | Andrew Tyler | EPSRC Grant
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Direct access projects no longer to be supported
| Project | Location | PI | Comments
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| GB13/09 | Gloucestershire | Danny Donoghue | Desk / Box study
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| GB13/06 | Gloucestershire | Andrew Ford | Mass graves
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| GB13/01 | Suffolk | Tim Benton | Several flights already completed in June 2014
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| GB12/03 | UK lakes | Peter Hunter | Loch Lomond already completed in June 2014 but sun glint!
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| GB14/04 | Scotland | Rachel Gaulton | Grade 10 project partially supported
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| GB14/02 | Scotland | Doreen Boyd | Matched to GB14-04
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| GB12/04 | New Forest | Alan Blackburn | New Forest component
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| GB12/07 | Northern Ireland | David Hughes | Matched to GB12-03
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| GB06-02 | Frieston Shore | Tom Spencer | Not possible in 2014
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| GB12/05 | Monks Wood | Ross Hill | June flight completed
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| GB13-08 | Montrose Bay | Mark Cutler | May not be possible in 2014
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| GB09/04 | Coed Y Brenin | Sarah Taylor | Requires flowering phase
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Projects completed in 2015
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| GHOST | Northumbria (UK) | Hartmut Boesh | May
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| N028 NERC ATSC | Barrax (Spain) | Alastair MacArthur | June
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| RG13-08 | UK | David Coomes | August
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| Hekla | Iceland | Gro Pederson (EAA Rannis) | August
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| HIDHAZ_N_ICELAND | Iceland | Amelle Decauline (EUFAR) | August
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| HOLUHAUN_HAZ | Iceland | Armann Hoskuldsso (EUFAR) | August
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| AHSPECT | France | Jean-Louis Roujean (EUFAR) | September
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| ISOTHERM | Switzerland | Antoine Rabatel (EUFAR) | September
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| Med2hyCon | Spain | Joan Estrany (EUFAR) | September
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| HYMOSENS2 | France | Luc Demarchi (EUFAR) | September
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Projects completed in 2014
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| BGS12/01 | Wales and England | Colm Jordan | March
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| RG12/09 NERC BESS | Wessex (UK) | France Gerrard | March
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| GB13/10 | Wytham Woods (Oxfordshire) | Anne Verhoef | June
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| BAS12-01 TELOPS SW | Devon (UK) | France Gerard | July
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| BALI | Borneo (Malaysia) | David Coomes | October
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| MA14-11 | Borneo (Malaysia) | Mark Cutler | October
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| MA14-14 | Borneo (Malaysia) | Daniel Burslem | October
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| MA14-21 | Borneo (Malaysia) | Mat Disney | October
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| MA14-16 | Bosnia | Andrew Ford | October
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| MA14-07 | Malaysia | Doreen Boyd | October
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| MA14-08 | Malaysia | Paul Aplin | October
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| MA14-10 | Malaysia | Alan Blackburn | October
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Projects completed in 2013
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| RG12/05 | UK | Nick Hewitt | June & July
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| RG11/01 | E Greenland | Tavi Murray | July & August
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| IG13/21 | E Greenland | Tavi Murray | July & August
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| IG13/12 | Iceland | Ian Willis | July & August
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| IG13/11 | Iceland | Susan Conway | July & August
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| GB12/06 | UK | Anthony Beck |
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| GB13/05 | UK | Doerthe Tetslaff |
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Projects withdrawn in 2013
| Project | Location | PI | Comments
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| EUFAR11/05 | Hungary | Apostolis Sarris | EUFAR funding cut
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| EU09/07 | Sweden | Jeff Evans | Poor weather
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| EU11/01 | Sweden | David Rippon | Poor weather
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Projects completed in 2012
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| AST11/01 | UK | Astrium | March
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| EUFAR12/02 | Iceland | Susan Conway | August
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| CR12/01 | Portugal | Saskia Foerster | Aborted & withdrawn
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| RG12/10 | London | Kevin Gaston |
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| EU12/12 | Greece | David Pyle | May
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| EM10/04 | Greece | Graham Ferrier | May
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| GB12/09 | UK | James Lee | ClearfLo
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| ET12/14 | Ethiopia | Derek Keir |
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| ET12/17 | Ethiopia | David Pyle |
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| ET12/18 | Ethiopia | Tim Wright |
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Projects completed in 2011
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| AST11/01 | UK | Astrium | March
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| EU11/04 | Spain | Partick Osborne | April
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| EUFAR11/03 | Spain | Hermann Kaufmann | August
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| EUFAR11/04 | Portugal | Partick Hostert | April
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| EUFAR11/06 | Portugal | Andreas Gross-Stottenburg | April
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| CAM11/06 | Spain | David Coomes | May
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| GB03/01 | Fiskerton-Barlings | Jim Williams | May
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| GB11/03 | Sheltand | Alex Sanmark | May
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| GB11/00 | Chopwell | Danny Donoghue | May
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| EU11/03 | Spain | David Coombes | June
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| EU10/01 | Sweden | Natascha Kljun | June
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| EUFAR11/02 | Svalbard | Susan Conway | July
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| CR11/04 | Portugal | Patric Osbourne | August
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| CR11/03 | Spain | Hermann Kaufmann | August
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| BB11/01 | Brecon Beacons | Shaun Lewis | October
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| GB11/05 | Southern UK | Ben Barrett | October
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Projects withdrawn in 2011
| Project | Location | PI | Comments
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| GB09/11 | Abernethy Forest | Tim Malthus | Problems with access by field team
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| SOT09/01 | Harwood Forest | Jadu Dash | Delays in data collection
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| GB12/10 | Southern England | Jim McQuaid | Modification to GB11/04
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| GB11/04 | Southern England | Jim McQuaid | Modification to GB10/09
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| GB06/08 | Weardale | Claire Flemming |
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| GB06/09 | Isle of Wight | BGS | Original data set may be recoverable!
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Projects completed in 2010
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| GB10/07 | Salisbury Plain | Kate Welham | March
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| GB07/12 | Northumbria | Martin Wooster | March
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| CEH07/04 | Moorhouse/Ribblehead/Hellifield | Andrew Wilson | April
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| EM10/07 | Italy | Fransesco Vuolo | May
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| GB08/19 | London | Martin Wooster | May
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| SP10/01 | UK | NERC/Met Office | March
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| GB08/06 | Peak District | Julia Mc.Morrow | June
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| FW10/01 | New Forest | Ross Hill | June
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| FW10/02 | Cumbria | Doreen Boyd | - -
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| EU10/01 | Germany & Netherlands | Natascha Kljun | June, July
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| EUFAR10/02 | Spain | Elena Casilo Lopez | July
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| EUFAR10/03 | Portugal | Jose De.Silva | July
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| GB07/09 | Alps | Martin Kirkbride | August
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| GB07/10 | Alps | Ben Broke | August
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| EU09/02 | Alps | David Rippon | August
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| EUFAR10/01 | Hungary | Andras Zlinszky | August
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| EUFAR10/06 | Hungary | Mate Stibranyi | August
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| EUFAR10/07 | Hungary | Andras Zlinszky | August
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| EU10/03 | Hungary | Andrew Tyler | August
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| GB08/13 | Lake Vyrnwy | Mat Disney | - -
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| UR10/01 | Iceland | Martin Kirkbride | September
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| UR10/02 | Iceland | Charles Cockell | September
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| EUFAR10/08 | France | Eyal Ben-Dor | October
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Projects completed in 2009
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| AST08/01 | Glocestershire | Astrium | February
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| GB08/01 | Oxford to Haverfordwest | Nigel Langford | February
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| GB03/01 | Fiskerton-Barlings | Jim Williams | May
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| HY05/02 | Ayreshire Coalfield | Graham Ferrier/Gisela Ager | May
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| GB09/07 | West coast | Andreas Baas | May
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| GB08/12 | Borth Bog | Angela Harris | June
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| HY05/06 | Pitlochry | Mark Cutler | June
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| GB09/01 | Capel Dewi | Geraint Vaughan | July
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| GB09/02 | Capel Dewi | Martin Gallagher | July
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| IPY09/10 | Greenland | Alun Hubbard | August
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| IPY09/11 | Greenland | Tavi Murray | August
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| GB08/08 | Wytham Woods | Richard Harding | October
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| GB08/15 | Eaves Wood | Alan Blackburn | October
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| GB09/05 | Leighton Moss | Alan Blackburn | October
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| GB08/10 | Denny Wood | Ross Hill | October
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| GB08/02 | Delamere Forest | Mark Danson | October
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| GB07/07 | Inverclyde | Tim Malthus | October
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| GB06/02 | Frieston Shore | Tom Spencer | October
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| ET07/01 | Northern Afar rift (Ethiopia) | Tim Wright | November
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| ET07/04 | Southern Afar rift (Ethiopia) | Tim Wright | November
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| UR09/01 | Cumbria | Danny Donoghue | November
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Projects completed in 2008
| Project | Location | PI | Date of final data acquisition
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| ET07/02 | Ethiopia | William Murphy | 2008
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| ET07/03 | Ethiopia | Graham Ferrier | 2008
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| ET07/05 | Ethiopia | Graham Ferrier | 2008
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| ET07/06 | Ethiopia | Ian Willis | 2008
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| ET07/07 | Ethiopia | Richard Bates | 2008
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| GB07/04 | Hayton / Millington Wood | Peter Halkon | 13/02/08
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| GB07/03 | Mid-Wales | Gemma Bell | 18/02/08
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| GB08/11 | Broom's Farm | Doreen Boyd | 01/07/08
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| CEH07/02 | Stanlow | Andrew Wilson | 04/07/08
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| GB07/05 | Loch Leven/Estwaite/Windermere | Andrew Tyler | 2008
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| UR08/01 | Black Venn | Andrew Ford | 2008
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| UR08/02 | River Coquet | Andrew Large | 2008
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| GB08/01 | Wales | Geraint Vaughan | 2008
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| GB08/03 | Peak District | Richard Armitage | 2008
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| GB08/18 | River Frome | Richard Stillman | 2008
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| IPY07/09 | Iceland | Tim Wright | 2008
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| VOC07/01 | Chile | Geraint Vaughan | 2008
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Project Prefixes
| Project ref. | Description
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| GB | Direct access projects supported in Great Britain
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| EU | Direct access projects supported in Europe
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| MA | Direct access projects supported during the Malaysia campaign 2014
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| MC | Direct access projects supported during the Mediterranean campaign 2005
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| EM | Direct access projects supported during the Eastern Mediterranean campaign 2010
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| WM | Direct access projects supported during the Western Mediterranean campaign 2006
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| IPY | Direct access projects supported during the International Polar Year campaigns in Iceland and Greenland 2007 and 2009
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| ET | Projects supported during the Ethiopian campaigns in 2007 and 2009
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| SC | Special consideration by a reciprocal agreement. This applied for the Technical University of Athens, 2010. No data were collected
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| RG | Research projects funded by a NERC standard or Consortium grant
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| UR | Research projects funded by (or potentially funded by) a NERC Urgency grant
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| VOC | Research projects funded by the VOCALs NERC Consortium grant
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| EUFAR | Commissioned projects funded by EUFAR
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| BGS | Commissioned projects funded by the British Geological Survey
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| CEH | Commissioned projects funded by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
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| SP or ASH | Commissioned project funded by the Department of Transport
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| SOT | Commissioned projects funded by the University of Southampton
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| AST | Commission projects funded by Astrium
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