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 121 - 140 of 356.
Title Acronym Sort ascending Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator MASTER (Mgr) B-200 - DOE - ARC; DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; P-3 Orion - WFF Spectrometer Imagery
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
Multiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe MASP (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) Particle concentration; Particle size distribution; Particle Extinction
MODIS Airborne Simulator MAS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC Spectrometer Imagery
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
Marshall Airborne Polarimetric Imaging Radiometer MAPIR (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Microwave Radiometer Brightness Temperature
Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor MAMS (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC Photometer H2O (total); Temperature
Multi-sample Aerosol Collection System MACS (PI) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Counterflow virtual impactor Particle size distribution
Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Over Northwestern North America MACDONNA (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Gas chromatography CO2
Multicenter Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor MACAWS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Wind; Aerosol Backscattering
Lightweight Balloon Interferometer LWBI (PI) Balloon Interferometer
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
X-Band Lightweight Rainfall Radiometer LRR-X (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Radiometer Particle size distribution; Rain Rate
L-Band Interference Surveyor/Analyzer LISA (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Interference
Lightning Instrument Project LIP (Mgr) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC Electric field; Lightning; Air Conductivity
Laser Induced Fluorescence – Sulfur Dioxide LIF-SO2 (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC Fluorescence SO2
Laser Induced Fluorescence – Nitrogen Oxide LIF-NO (PI) WB-57 - JSC Fluorescence NO
Laser Imaging Nephelometer LI-Nephelometer (PI) Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS; DC-8 - AFRC Nephelometer
Lidar Atmosphere Sensing Experiment LASE (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Lidar H2O; Aerosol Backscattering
Leonardo Airborne Simulator LAS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC Spectrometer Imagery

 

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