"Unexplained Arctic Phenomena: Investigating from the Skies"

The U.S. Naval Research Lab is investigating unexplained arctic phenomena associated with the sudden formation of intense "polar lows" through the Cold-Air outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR) campaign, aiming to understand the meteorological processes underlying Arctic cold-air outbreaks (CAOs) that pose a threat to sailing vessels and impact Arctic weather systems. The NRL has assigned a research meteorologist to participate in the campaign, which utilizes a specialized C-130 aircraft equipped with remote sensing capabilities to collect data on the Arctic air mass. Understanding these phenomena is crucial for Navy operations and could provide vital data for boundary layer and coupled modeling studies.