Direct beam Irradiance Airborne Spectrometer

Status

Status
Retired
Operated By
PI

A solar tracking Direct beam Irradiance Airborne Spectrometer (DIAS) is used for calculation of line of sight ozone and wavelength dependent aerosol optical depths.

Instrument Type
Spectrometer
Measurements
Aerosol,
Optical Depth,
O3
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC
Recent Missions
SOLVE II
(DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
Samuel R. Hall
(POC; PI),
Kirk Ullmann
(Co-I),
Richard E. Shetter
(Prev PI)
Range of Measurement
Integrated slant column
Instrument Pointing
Solar tracking
Measurement Wavelengths
280-650 nm
Notes
This instrument uses solar tracking direct beam UV/visible irradiance to determine wavelength dependent aerosol optical depth and slant ozone column
Publications

 

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