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ER-2 Instruments

InstrumentFull NameContact PersonTeamTypeMeasurements
MMSMeteorological Measurement SystemT. Paul Bui (PI)MMS3D Wind, Turbulence, Temperature, Position, Velocities, Attitudes, True-Airspeed, Potential Temperature
HOxHarvard Hydroxyl ExperimentJames Anderson (PI)Harvard H2OFluorescence, Laser absorptionOH, HO2
NOAA NOyNOAA NOy InstrumentPatrick Veres (PI)NOAA CSDChemiluminescenceNO, NO2, NOy
ACATSAirborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace SpeciesJames W. Elkins (Co-I)PANTHER/UCATSGas chromatographyCFCl3, CF2Cl2, CF2ClCFCl2, CH3CCl3, CCl4, Halon-1211, CHCl3, CH4, H2, N2O, SF6
NOAA TWNOAA Lyman-Alpha Total Water HygrometerKen Kelly (PI)NOAA WaterH2O (total)
HWV-LYAHarvard Lyman-α Photofragment Fluorescence HygrometerJessica B. Smith (PI)Harvard H2OFluorescenceH2O
NOAA O3 ClassicDual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone PhotometerErik Richard (PI)NOAA WaterPhotometerO3
MTPMicrowave Temperature ProfilerRichard Denning (Mgr)MTPMicrowave RadiometerTemperature
ALIASAircraft Laser Infrared Absorption SpectrometerLance Christensen (PI)ALIASLaser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ)N2O, H2O isotopes, H2O, CO, CH4, CO2 isotopes, HCl
ATLASAirborne Tunable Laser Absorption SpectrometerMax Loewenstein (PI)ATLASSpectrometer (in situ)N2O, CH4, CO, O3
FCASFocused Cavity Aerosol SpectrometerJames Wilson (PI)FCAS / NMASSOptical particle counterParticle size distribution
MASPMultiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer ProbeDarrel Baumgardner (PI)UHSASSpectrometer (in situ)Particle concentration, Particle size distribution, Particle Extinction
CPFMComposition and Photo-Dissociative Flux MeasurementC. Thomas McElroy (PI)CPFMRadiometer, Spectrometer (in situ)Solar flux
ClO/BrOMultiple Axis Resonance Fluorescence Chemical Conversion Detector for ClO and BrOJames Anderson (PI)Harvard HalogenFluorescenceClO, BrO
Harvard CO2High-Sensitivity Fast-Response CO2 AnalyzerSteven C. Wofsy (PI)HUPCRSSpectrometer (in situ)CO2
CNCCondensation Nuclei CounterJames Wilson (PI)FCAS / NMASSCN counterCCN
APSWing Tip Air Particulate SamplerAnthony Strawa (PI)AERO3XSO4, Black Carbon
MACSMulti-sample Aerosol Collection SystemJames Wilson (PI)FCAS / NMASSCounterflow virtual impactorParticle size distribution
FPFrost Point (NOAA)Andrew Rollins (Co-I)NOAA WaterH2O
HISHigh Resolution Interferometer SounderWilliam L. Smith Sr. (PI)