TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
Doppler Aerosol WiNd LidarDAWNMichael J. Kavaya (PI)NASA LaRCDC-8 - AFRC, B-200 (UC-12B) - LARCLidarLine of Sight Wind Speed, Vector Wind Speed and Direction, Aerosol Backscattering
Vertical profile
Conical scanning (angles: 30 deg nadir)
10 Hz
33 m
High Altitude Lidar ObservatoryHALOAmin R. Nehrir (PI)NASA LaRCDC-8- AFRC, C-130- WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF, B200 - LARC, B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC, DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream V - JSC, Gulfstream III - LaRCLidarwater vapor profiles, methane columns and profiles, Aerosol Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Scattering Ratio, Aerosol Backscattering, Aerosol Extinction
High Spectral Resolution Lidar 2HSRL-2Johnathan W. Hair (PI)NASA LaRCER-2 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, B200 - LARC, B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC, Gulfstream V - JSC, Gulfstream III - LaRCLidarAerosol Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Scattering Ratio, Aerosol Backscattering, Aerosol Extinction
Vertical profile
Nadir (directly downwards)
0.1 Hz
15 m
355 nm; 532 nm; 1064 nm
In Situ Airborne FormaldehydeISAFGlenn M. Wolfe (PI)NASA GSFCDC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WP-3D Orion - NOAA, C-130 - NSF, B-200 (UC-12B) - LARCFluorescenceCH2O
In situ
1 Hz
Multi-functional Fiber Laser LidarMFLLJeremy Dobler (PI)ExelisB-200 (UC-12B) - LARCLidarAltitude
Ground
Nadir (directly downwards)