VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): C. R. Mechoso, B. Albrecht, H. Coe, C. Fairall, G. Feingold, R. Garreaud, A. Hall, R. Weller, R. Wood, C. Twohy, and M. Alonso Balmaseda Special issue jointly organized between Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Ocean Science Overview paper
The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) is an international CLIVAR/VAMOS program designed to develop and promote scientific activities leading to improved understanding, model simulations, and predictions of the southeastern Pacific (SEP) coupled ocean-atmosphere-land system, on diurnal to interannual timescales. The major components of VOCALS are a modeling program with a model hierarchy ranging from the local to global scales, a major international field program (The VOCALS Regional Experiment, VOCALS-REx), and a suite of extended observations from regular research cruises, instrumented moorings, and satellites. The combination of intensive field measurements, long-term observations, and modeling will provide important insights that will directly benefit climate modeling. Some 200 scientists from 40 institutions in 8 nations are currently participating in VOCALS. Details of the three main components of VOCALS are given below.

The SEP climate is a tightly coupled system involving poorly understood interactions between clouds, aerosols, marine boundary layer (MBL) processes, upper ocean dynamics and thermodynamics, coastal currents and upwelling, large-scale subsidence, and regional diurnal circulations, to the west of the Andes mountain range.

Further information on VOCALS can be found on the program website http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/vocals.

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18 Jun 2019
Exploring aerosol–cloud interaction using VOCALS-REx aircraft measurements
Hailing Jia, Xiaoyan Ma, and Yangang Liu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 7955–7971, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-7955-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-7955-2019, 2019
Short summary
23 May 2014
Chemical composition and sources of coastal marine aerosol particles during the 2008 VOCALS-REx campaign
Y.-N. Lee, S. Springston, J. Jayne, J. Wang, J. Hubbe, G. Senum, L. Kleinman, and P. H. Daum
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 5057–5072, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5057-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5057-2014, 2014
02 Jan 2014
On the interaction between marine boundary layer cellular cloudiness and surface heat fluxes
J. Kazil, G. Feingold, H. Wang, and T. Yamaguchi
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 61–79, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-61-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-61-2014, 2014
23 Dec 2013
Marine boundary layer cloud regimes and POC formation in a CRM coupled to a bulk aerosol scheme
A. H. Berner, C. S. Bretherton, R. Wood, and A. Muhlbauer
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 12549–12572, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12549-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12549-2013, 2013
08 Oct 2013
Aircraft observations of cold pools under marine stratocumulus
C. R. Terai and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 9899–9914, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9899-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9899-2013, 2013
07 Oct 2013
Microphysical process rates and global aerosol–cloud interactions
A. Gettelman, H. Morrison, C. R. Terai, and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 9855–9867, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9855-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9855-2013, 2013
30 Jul 2013
Ultrafine sea spray aerosol over the southeastern Pacific: open-ocean contributions to marine boundary layer CCN
R. Blot, A. D. Clarke, S. Freitag, V. Kapustin, S. G. Howell, J. B. Jensen, L. M. Shank, C. S. McNaughton, and V. Brekhovskikh
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7263–7278, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7263-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7263-2013, 2013
29 Jul 2013
Modelling the effects of gravity waves on stratocumulus clouds observed during VOCALS-UK
P. J. Connolly, G. Vaughan, P. Cook, G. Allen, H. Coe, T. W. Choularton, C. Dearden, and A. Hill
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7133–7152, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7133-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7133-2013, 2013
04 Jul 2013
Development and impact of hooks of high droplet concentration on remote southeast Pacific stratocumulus
R. C. George, R. Wood, C. S. Bretherton, and G. Painter
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 6305–6328, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6305-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6305-2013, 2013
25 Mar 2013
A data assimilative perspective of oceanic mesoscale eddy evolution during VOCALS-REx
A. C. Subramanian, A. J. Miller, B. D. Cornuelle, E. Di Lorenzo, R. A. Weller, and F. Straneo
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3329–3344, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3329-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3329-2013, 2013
25 Mar 2013
Meteorological observations on the northern Chilean coast during VOCALS-REx
J. A. Rutllant, R. C. Muñoz, and R. D. Garreaud
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3409–3422, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3409-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3409-2013, 2013
05 Mar 2013
Impacts of aerosol particles on the microphysical and radiative properties of stratocumulus clouds over the southeast Pacific Ocean
C. H. Twohy, J. R. Anderson, D. W. Toohey, M. Andrejczuk, A. Adams, M. Lytle, R. C. George, R. Wood, P. Saide, S. Spak, P. Zuidema, and D. Leon
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2541–2562, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2541-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2541-2013, 2013
05 Mar 2013
A comparative study of the response of modeled non-drizzling stratocumulus to meteorological and aerosol perturbations
J. L. Petters, H. Jiang, G. Feingold, D. L. Rossiter, D. Khelif, L. C. Sloan, and P. Y. Chuang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2507–2529, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2507-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2507-2013, 2013
22 Jan 2013
The first aerosol indirect effect quantified through airborne remote sensing during VOCALS-REx
D. Painemal and P. Zuidema
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 917–931, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-917-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-917-2013, 2013
08 Jan 2013
Evaluating MODIS cloud retrievals with in situ observations from VOCALS-REx
N. J. King, K. N. Bower, J. Crosier, and I. Crawford
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 191–209, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-191-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-191-2013, 2013
03 Dec 2012
Comparison of MODIS cloud microphysical properties with in-situ measurements over the Southeast Pacific
Q. Min, E. Joseph, Y. Lin, L. Min, B. Yin, P. H. Daum, L. I. Kleinman, J. Wang, and Y.-N. Lee
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 11261–11273, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11261-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11261-2012, 2012
28 Sep 2012
Impact of natural and anthropogenic aerosols on stratocumulus and precipitation in the Southeast Pacific: a regional modelling study using WRF-Chem
Q. Yang, W. I. Gustafson Jr., J. D. Fast, H. Wang, R. C. Easter, M. Wang, S. J. Ghan, L. K. Berg, L. R. Leung, and H. Morrison
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8777–8796, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8777-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8777-2012, 2012
25 Jun 2012
Corrigendum to "Strongly sheared stratocumulus convection: an observationally based large-eddy simulation study" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5223–5235, 2012
S. Wang, X. Zheng, and Q. Jiang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5509–5509, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5509-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5509-2012, 2012
14 Jun 2012
Strongly sheared stratocumulus convection: an observationally based large-eddy simulation study
S. Wang, X. Zheng, and Q. Jiang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5223–5235, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5223-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5223-2012, 2012
24 May 2012
Does precipitation susceptibility vary with increasing cloud thickness in marine stratocumulus?
C. R. Terai, R. Wood, D. C. Leon, and P. Zuidema
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 4567–4583, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-4567-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-4567-2012, 2012
11 Apr 2012
Limited-are a modelling of stratocumulus over South-Eastern Pacific
M. Andrejczuk, W. W. Grabowski, A. Gadian, and R. Burton
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3511–3526, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3511-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3511-2012, 2012
29 Mar 2012
Evaluating WRF-Chem aerosol indirect effects in Southeast Pacific marine stratocumulus during VOCALS-REx
P. E. Saide, S. N. Spak, G. R. Carmichael, M. A. Mena-Carrasco, Q. Yang, S. Howell, D. C. Leon, J. R. Snider, A. R. Bandy, J. L. Collett, K. B. Benedict, S. P. de Szoeke, L. N. Hawkins, G. Allen, I. Crawford, J. Crosier, and S. R. Springston
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3045–3064, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3045-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3045-2012, 2012
20 Mar 2012
Microphysical controls on the stratocumulus topped boundary-layer structure during VOCALS-REx
I. A. Boutle and S. J. Abel
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 2849–2863, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2849-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2849-2012, 2012
19 Jan 2012
Advances and limitations of atmospheric boundary layer observations with GPS occultation over southeast Pacific Ocean
F. Xie, D. L. Wu, C. O. Ao, A. J. Mannucci, and E. R. Kursinski
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 903–918, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-903-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-903-2012, 2012
11 Jan 2012
Organic matter and non-refractory aerosol over the remote Southeast Pacific: oceanic and combustion sources
L. M. Shank, S. Howell, A. D. Clarke, S. Freitag, V. Brekhovskikh, V. Kapustin, C. McNaughton, T. Campos, and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 557–576, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-557-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-557-2012, 2012
05 Jan 2012
Aircraft millimeter-wave passive sensing of cloud liquid water and water vapor during VOCALS-REx
P. Zuidema, D. Leon, A. Pazmany, and M. Cadeddu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 355–369, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-355-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-355-2012, 2012
04 Jan 2012
Aerosol concentration and size distribution measured below, in, and above cloud from the DOE G-1 during VOCALS-REx
L. I. Kleinman, P. H. Daum, Y.-N. Lee, E. R. Lewis, A. J. Sedlacek III, G. I. Senum, S. R. Springston, J. Wang, J. Hubbe, J. Jayne, Q. Min, S. S. Yum, and G. Allen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 207–223, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-207-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-207-2012, 2012
02 Dec 2011
Assessing regional scale predictions of aerosols, marine stratocumulus, and their interactions during VOCALS-REx using WRF-Chem
Q. Yang, W. I. Gustafson Jr., J. D. Fast, H. Wang, R. C. Easter, H. Morrison, Y.-N. Lee, E. G. Chapman, S. N. Spak, and M. A. Mena-Carrasco
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11951–11975, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11951-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11951-2011, 2011
24 Oct 2011
Large-eddy simulation of mesoscale dynamics and entrainment around a pocket of open cells observed in VOCALS-REx RF06
A. H. Berner, C. S. Bretherton, and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10525–10540, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-10525-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-10525-2011, 2011
27 Sep 2011
Observations of the boundary layer, cloud, and aerosol variability in the southeast Pacific near-coastal marine stratocumulus during VOCALS-REx
X. Zheng, B. Albrecht, H. H. Jonsson, D. Khelif, G. Feingold, P. Minnis, K. Ayers, P. Chuang, S. Donaher, D. Rossiter, V. Ghate, J. Ruiz-Plancarte, and S. Sun-Mack
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9943–9959, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9943-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9943-2011, 2011
05 Sep 2011
On the relationship between low cloud variability and lower tropospheric stability in the Southeast Pacific
F. Sun, A. Hall, and X. Qu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9053–9065, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9053-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9053-2011, 2011
01 Aug 2011
Modeling chemical and aerosol processes in the transition from closed to open cells during VOCALS-REx
J. Kazil, H. Wang, G. Feingold, A. D. Clarke, J. R. Snider, and A. R. Bandy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7491–7514, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7491-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7491-2011, 2011
21 Jul 2011
Coupled vs. decoupled boundary layers in VOCALS-REx
C. R. Jones, C. S. Bretherton, and D. Leon
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7143–7153, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7143-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7143-2011, 2011
01 Jun 2011
South East Pacific atmospheric composition and variability sampled along 20° S during VOCALS-REx
G. Allen, H. Coe, A. Clarke, C. Bretherton, R. Wood, S. J. Abel, P. Barrett, P. Brown, R. George, S. Freitag, C. McNaughton, S. Howell, L. Shank, V. Kapustin, V. Brekhovskikh, L. Kleinman, Y.-N. Lee, S. Springston, T. Toniazzo, R. Krejci, J. Fochesatto, G. Shaw, P. Krecl, B. Brooks, G. McMeeking, K. N. Bower, P. I. Williams, J. Crosier, I. Crawford, P. Connolly, J. D. Allan, D. Covert, A. R. Bandy, L. M. Russell, J. Trembath, M. Bart, J. B. McQuaid, J. Wang, and D. Chand
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 5237–5262, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5237-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5237-2011, 2011
31 May 2011
Atmospheric sulfur cycling in the southeastern Pacific – longitudinal distribution, vertical profile, and diel variability observed during VOCALS-REx
M. Yang, B. J. Huebert, B. W. Blomquist, S. G. Howell, L. M. Shank, C. S. McNaughton, A. D. Clarke, L. N. Hawkins, L. M. Russell, D. S. Covert, D. J. Coffman, T. S. Bates, P. K. Quinn, N. Zagorac, A. R. Bandy, S. P. de Szoeke, P. D. Zuidema, S. C. Tucker, W. A. Brewer, K. B. Benedict, and J. L. Collett
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 5079–5097, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5079-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5079-2011, 2011
27 May 2011
Large-scale and synoptic meteorology in the south-east Pacific during the observations campaign VOCALS-REx in austral Spring 2008
T. Toniazzo, S. J. Abel, R. Wood, C. R. Mechoso, G. Allen, and L. C. Shaffrey
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 4977–5009, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-4977-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-4977-2011, 2011
15 Mar 2011
An aircraft case study of the spatial transition from closed to open mesoscale cellular convection over the Southeast Pacific
R. Wood, C. S. Bretherton, D. Leon, A. D. Clarke, P. Zuidema, G. Allen, and H. Coe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2341–2370, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2341-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2341-2011, 2011
04 Mar 2011
VOCALS-CUpEx: the Chilean Upwelling Experiment
R. D. Garreaud, J. A. Rutllant, R. C. Muñoz, D. A. Rahn, M. Ramos, and D. Figueroa
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2015–2029, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2015-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2015-2011, 2011
21 Jan 2011
The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx): goals, platforms, and field operations
R. Wood, C. R. Mechoso, C. S. Bretherton, R. A. Weller, B. Huebert, F. Straneo, B. A. Albrecht, H. Coe, G. Allen, G. Vaughan, P. Daum, C. Fairall, D. Chand, L. Gallardo Klenner, R. Garreaud, C. Grados, D. S. Covert, T. S. Bates, R. Krejci, L. M. Russell, S. de Szoeke, A. Brewer, S. E. Yuter, S. R. Springston, A. Chaigneau, T. Toniazzo, P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, S. J. Abel, W. O. J. Brown, S. Williams, J. Fochesatto, J. Brioude, and K. N. Bower
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 627–654, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-627-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-627-2011, 2011
17 Jan 2011
A regional real-time forecast of marine boundary layers during VOCALS-REx
S. Wang, L. W. O'Neill, Q. Jiang, S. P. de Szoeke, X. Hong, H. Jin, W. T. Thompson, and X. Zheng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 421–437, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-421-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-421-2011, 2011
23 Dec 2010
Simulation of low clouds in the Southeast Pacific by the NCEP GFS: sensitivity to vertical mixing
R. Sun, S. Moorthi, H. Xiao, and C. R. Mechoso
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 12261–12272, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-12261-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-12261-2010, 2010
01 Dec 2010
Ship-based detection of glyoxal over the remote tropical Pacific Ocean
R. Sinreich, S. Coburn, B. Dix, and R. Volkamer
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 11359–11371, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-11359-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-11359-2010, 2010
18 Nov 2010
Source attribution of climatically important aerosol properties measured at Paposo (Chile) during VOCALS
D. Chand, D. A. Hegg, R. Wood, G. E. Shaw, D. Wallace, and D. S. Covert
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10789–10801, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10789-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10789-2010, 2010
12 Nov 2010
Southeast Pacific stratocumulus clouds, precipitation and boundary layer structure sampled along 20° S during VOCALS-REx
C. S. Bretherton, R. Wood, R. C. George, D. Leon, G. Allen, and X. Zheng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10639–10654, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10639-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10639-2010, 2010
10 Nov 2010
Evaluation of stratocumulus cloud prediction in the Met Office forecast model during VOCALS-REx
S. J. Abel, D. N. Walters, and G. Allen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10541–10559, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10541-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-10541-2010, 2010
16 Jul 2010
A comparison of ship and satellite measurements of cloud properties with global climate model simulations in the southeast Pacific stratus deck
M. A. Brunke, S. P. de Szoeke, P. Zuidema, and X. Zeng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 6527–6536, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6527-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6527-2010, 2010
13 Jul 2010
Modelling microphysical and meteorological controls on precipitation and cloud cellular structures in Southeast Pacific stratocumulus
H. Wang, G. Feingold, R. Wood, and J. Kazil
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 6347–6362, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6347-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6347-2010, 2010
09 Jul 2010
Microphysical variability in southeast Pacific Stratocumulus clouds: synoptic conditions and radiative response
D. Painemal and P. Zuidema
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 6255–6269, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6255-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6255-2010, 2010
26 May 2010
The PreVOCA experiment: modeling the lower troposphere in the Southeast Pacific
M. C. Wyant, R. Wood, C. S. Bretherton, C. R. Mechoso, J. Bacmeister, M. A. Balmaseda, B. Barrett, F. Codron, P. Earnshaw, J. Fast, C. Hannay, J. W. Kaiser, H. Kitagawa, S. A. Klein, M. Köhler, J. Manganello, H.-L. Pan, F. Sun, S. Wang, and Y. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4757–4774, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4757-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4757-2010, 2010
18 May 2010
Marine boundary layer over the subtropical southeast Pacific during VOCALS-REx – Part 1: Mean structure and diurnal cycle
D. A. Rahn and R. Garreaud
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4491–4506, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4491-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4491-2010, 2010
18 May 2010
Marine boundary layer over the subtropical southeast Pacific during VOCALS-REx – Part 2: Synoptic variability
D. A. Rahn and R. Garreaud
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4507–4519, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4507-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4507-2010, 2010
29 Apr 2010
Subseasonal variability of low cloud radiative properties over the southeast Pacific Ocean
R. C. George and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4047–4063, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4047-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4047-2010, 2010
07 Dec 2009
Constraining the concentration of the hydroxyl radical in a stratocumulus-topped marine boundary layer from sea-to-air eddy covariance flux measurements of dimethylsulfide
M. Yang, B. W. Blomquist, and B. J. Huebert
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 9225–9236, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-9225-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-9225-2009, 2009
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