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
Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System AVAPS (PI) Global Hawk - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC Dropsonde Pressure; Temperature; Humidity; Wind
Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer AESMIR (PI) C-130H - WFF; P-3 Orion - WFF Radiometer Imagery; Snow Thickness; Sea Ice Surface Elevation; H2O; Temperature
Airborne Expendable Conductivity Temperature Depth Probe AXCTD (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Dropsonde Ocean Salinity; Temperature
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
Balloonsondes (NOAA) Balloonsondes (NOAA) (PI) Balloon H2O; O3; Temperature; Pressure
Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer CAPS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; P-3 Orion - WFF; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Particle imager; Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol; Particle size distribution; Temperature; Pressure; Cloud Liquid Water Content
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
Dropsondes - DC-8 D8D (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Dropsonde Temperature
ER-2 High Altitude Dropsonde EHAD (PI) ER-2 - AFRC Dropsonde Temperature
High Altitude Monolithic Microwave integrated Circuit (MMIC) Sounding Radiometer HAMSR (Mgr) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC Sounder; Microwave Radiometer Temperature; H2O
Hyperspectral Thermal Emissions Spectrometer HyTES (PI) Twin Otter - GRC; Gulfstream III - LaRC; Gulfstream V - JSC Spectrometer Temperature
J-31 Navigation Data System and Met Sensors J-31 NavMet (PI) J-31 Navigation recorder Aircraft position; Temperature
Meteorological Measurement System MMS (Mgr) Alpha Jet; Sierra UAV; DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC 3D Wind; Turbulence; Temperature; Position; Velocities; Attitudes; True-Airspeed; Potential Temperature
Microwave Temperature Profiler MTP (Mgr) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; L-188C; M-55; Gulfstream V - NSF; WB-57 - JSC Microwave Radiometer 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
Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor MAMS (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC Photometer H2O (total); Temperature
National Airborne Sounder Testbed - Interferometer NAST-I (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC Interferometer Temperature; Relative Humidity
NOAA Pressure and Temperature NOAA PT (PI) WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Temperature; Pressure
NPOESS Airborne Sounder Testbed - Microwave NAST-M (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC Radiometer Temperature; H2O
Ozonesondes (NOAA) Ozonesondes (NOAA) (PI) Balloon O3; Temperature; Pressure

 

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