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.

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Currently displayed: instruments 81 - 100 of 356.
Title Sort descending Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
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
Cloud Radar System CRS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Radar Radar Reflectivity; Doppler Velocity
Cloud Spectrometer and Impactor CSI (PI) C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Counterflow virtual impactor; Spectrometer (in situ) Cloud Liquid Water Content; H2O (total)
Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer CAPS - DC8 (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol; Particle size distribution; Cloud Liquid Water Content
Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer CAPS - WB57 (PI) WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol; Particle size distribution; Cloud Liquid Water Content
Cloud, Aerosol, and Refractive Index Experiment CAPS-PIP (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Aerosol; Particle size distribution; Cloud Liquid Water Content
CN - Hawaii (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC CN counter CCN
CO2 Weather Balloon Spectrometer CO2-WEBS (PI) Balloon Spectrometer (in situ) CO2
Coherent Radar Depth Sounder CARDS (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Sounder; Radar Ice Sheet Thickness
Compact Airborne Formaldehyde Experiment CAFE (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; C-23 Sherpa - WFF; HL5200 Hanseo University (NIER) Fluorescence CH2O
Compact Airborne NO2 Experiment CANOE (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC Fluorescence NO2
Compact Atmospheric Multispecies Spectrometer CAMS (Co-I) Gulfstream V - NSF; DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) CH2O; HCOOH
COmpact Formaldehyde FluorescencE Experiment COFFEE(GSFC) (PI) Alpha Jet; Ground site Fluorescence CH2O
Compact Formaldehyde FluorescencE Experiment COFFEE (PI) CH2O
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
Composition and Photo-Dissociative Flux Measurement CPFM (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Radiometer; Spectrometer (in situ) Solar flux
Condensation Nuclei Counter CNC (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC CN counter CCN
Condensation Nucleus Counters (CNCs) and Electrical Aerosol Sampler (EAS) CNC/EAS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC
Configurable Scanning Submillimeter-wave Instrument/Radiometer CoSSIR (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Microwave Radiometer Brightness Temperature
Conical Scanning Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer CoSMIR (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; DC-8 - AFRC Radiometer Brightness Temperature

 

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