Airborne Science Instrument Database

The Airborne Science Instrument Database provides details on the science instruments that have been used as part of NASA-funded airborne research.

To search the database, use any of the following filters to limit the displayed results. To scroll through the results, use the links at the bottom of the page. Clicking on any instrument name will take you to a page providing full information on that instrument.

Currently displayed: instruments 1 - 20 of 24.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
Aerosol and Cloud Lidar ROSCOE (PI) WB-57 - JSC Lidar Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
Aerosol Lidar (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Aerosol Scattering Ratio; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
Airborne Coherent Lidar for Advanced In-flight Measurements ACLAIM (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar
Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper Experiment ALTM (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Topography
Airborne Raman Ozone, Temperature, and Aerosol Lidar AROTAL (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar; Raman spectrometer Temperature; [tid:114]; O3; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Extinction; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
Airborne Topographic Mapper ATM (PI) C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC; HU-25A Guardian - LaRC Lidar Topography
Broadband CO2 Lidar - 1.5 micron version (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar CO2
Cloud Lidar System CLS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC Lidar Cloud Thickness
Cloud Physics Lidar CPL (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Lidar Attenuated backscatter; linear depolarization ratio; cloud extinction coefficient; Aerosol Optical Depth
Compact Raman Lidar CRL (PI) University of Wyoming King Air; NSF/NCAR C-130; WP-3D Orion - NOAA Lidar H2O; Temperature; Aerosol; and cloud profiles
Differential Absorption Lidar DIAL (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Extinction; Aerosol Optical Depth; O3
Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar DAWN (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC Lidar Line of Sight Wind Speed; Vector Wind Speed and Direction; Aerosol Backscattering
High Altitude Lidar Observatory HALO (PI) DC-8- AFRC; C-130- WFF; P-3 Orion - WFF; B200 - LARC; B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC; DC-8 - AFRC; Gulfstream V - JSC; Gulfstream III - LaRC Lidar water vapor profiles; methane columns and profiles; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Scattering Ratio; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Extinction
High Spectral Resolution Lidar HSRL-1 (Co-I) B200 - LARC; DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Lidar Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Scattering Ratio; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Extinction
High Spectral Resolution Lidar 2 HSRL-2 (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; B200 - LARC; B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC; Gulfstream V - JSC; Gulfstream III - LaRC Lidar Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Scattering Ratio; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Extinction
Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor LVIS (PI) B200 - LARC; C-130H - WFF; Cessna 402B; Citation; DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Gulfstream III - LaRC; Gulfstream V - JSC; Gulfstream V - NSF; B200 - Dynamic Aviation Lidar Vegetation; Vegetation structure; surface topography; ice and sea ice elevations; ocean surface topography
Lidar Atmosphere Sensing Experiment LASE (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Lidar H2O; Aerosol Backscattering
Modular Aerial Sensing System MASS (PI) Twin Otter International; Partenavia P68C (Aspen Helicopter); Gulfstream V - JSC Lidar Ocean surface and land topography; thermal imagery; hyperspectral imagery; visible imagery; point temperature
Multi-function Airborne Raman Lidar MARLi (PI) NSF/NCAR C-130; University of Wyoming King Air; P-3 Orion - WFF Lidar H2O; Temperature; Aerosol; and cloud profiles
Multi-functional Fiber Laser Lidar MFLL (PI) B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC Lidar Altitude

 

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