Airborne Emission Spectrometer (AES)

Status

Status: 
Retired
Operated By: 
PI

Targeting Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) measuring infrared spectra from 4.5 to 13.4 µm. AES was the airborne testbed for the EOS/Aura TES instrument and operated ~1994-2000.

Instrument Type: 
Interferometer
Measurements: 
O3, CO, H2O, CO2, CH4, NH3, etc.
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, C130
Missions: 
PACRIM (DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact: 
Helen Worden (POC; Co-I)