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 101 - 120 of 356.

Title	Acronym Sort ascending	Contact Person	Aircraft	Type	Measurements
Non-dispersed Infrared Airborne CO2 Detector	NIRAD	Darin Toohey (PI)	WB-57 - JSC	Spectrometer (in situ)	CO2
Nevzorov Liquid Water Content (LWC) and Total Water Content (TWC) Probe	Nevzorov	Andrew Heymsfield (PI)	DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; P-3 Orion - WFF		Cloud Liquid Water Content; H2O (total)
NPOESS Airborne Sounder Testbed - Microwave	NAST-M	R. Vincent Leslie (PI)	ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC	Radiometer	Temperature; H2O
National Airborne Sounder Testbed - Interferometer	NAST-I	Anna Noe (Mgr)	ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC	Interferometer	Temperature; Relative Humidity
Miniature Video Imaging System	MVIS	David Van Gilst (PI)	ER-2 - AFRC	Camera	Imagery
Microwave Temperature Profiler	MTP	Richard Denning (Mgr)	DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; L-188C; M-55; Gulfstream V - NSF; WB-57 - JSC	Microwave Radiometer	Temperature
Multiscale Observing System of the Ocean Surface	MOSES	Jeroen Molemaker (PI)	B200 (#801) - AFRC	Camera	Sea Surface Temperature
Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere-Aircraft	MOPITT-A	James Drummond (PI)	ER-2 - AFRC	Sounder	CO; CH4
Meteorological Measurement System	MMS	Kristen Okorn (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
Multi-kilohertz Microlaser Altimeter	MMLA	Phil Dabney (PI)	P-3 Orion - WFF	Camera; Photometer	Topography
NDACC MLO FTIR	MLOFTIR	James W. Hannigan (PI)		Interferometer	CO; CH4; ClONO2; HCOOH; C2H6; HCN; HCl; HF; HNO3; H2O; HDO; OCS; N2O; O3; CH2O
JPL Mark IV Balloon Interferometer	MkIV	Geoffrey Toon (PI)	Balloon; DC-8 - AFRC	Interferometer	H2O; O3; N2O; CO; CH4; NO; NO2; HNO3; HNO4; N2O5; H2O2; ClONO2; HOCl; HCl; HF; COF2; CF4; SF6; CF2ClCFCl2; CHF2Cl; CF2Cl2; CFCl3; CCl4; CH3Cl; C2H2; C2H6; OCS; HCN; N2; O2; CO2
Millimeter Imaging Radiometer	MIR	James R. Wang (Mgr)	ER-2 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF	Radiometer	Brightness Temperature
mini-DOAS	mini-DOAS	Jochen Peter Stutz (PI)	Global Hawk - AFRC	Spectrometer	BrO; NO2; O4
Multispectral Imaging, Detection and Active Reflectance	MiDAR	Dr. Ved Chirayath (PI)
MACRES Ground Receiving Station (MGRS)	MGRS	Valery Zavorotny (PI)	P-3 Orion - WFF
Multi-functional Fiber Laser Lidar	MFLL	Jeremy Dobler (PI)	B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC	Lidar	Altitude
Medusa Whole Air Sampler	Medusa	Britton Stephens (PI)	DC-8 - AFRC	Whole Air Sampling	O2; CO2; N2; Argon; CO2 isotopes
Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder	MCoRDS	Carl Leuschen (PI)	DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC	Radar	Ice Sheet Thickness
MOPITT Airborne Test Radiometer	MATR	John Gille (Prev PI)	Citation	Radiometer	CO; CH4

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