The scientific results of the VOCALS field campaign are based on
analysis of observations made by instruments located on ships,
aircraft, and land. This map shows the paths followed by ships
and planes over the Southeast Pacific and the observation
stations along the coasts of Chile and Peru. Click on image for
full size Courtesy of Robert Wood What are the results of
VOCALS? Scientists must work very hard to understand the data
collected in field campaigns like VOCALS. They must review and
study it to determine what has been learned. Many model runs
will be made and analyzed. Eventually, they will publish their
discoveries in scientific journals and give oral presentations
at conferences. VOCALS will allow examination over an entire
month of how variability in ocean currents, ocean upwelling,
marine winds, and air pollution will impact the properties of
the atmosphere, the clouds, and the amount of precipitation
found there. The climate of the Southeast Pacific is especially
complicated by the nearby Andes M