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 1 - 20 of 356.
Title Sort ascending Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
X-Band Lightweight Rainfall Radiometer LRR-X (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Radiometer Particle size distribution; Rain Rate
Wing Tip Air Particulate Sampler APS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC SO4; Black Carbon
Wind Radiometer WINDRAD (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Microwave Radiometer Brightness Temperature
Whole Air Sampler WAS (NCAR) (PI) C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Whole Air Sampling NMHCs; Halocarbons
Whole Air Sampler WAS (UCI) (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Whole Air Sampling NMHCs; Halocarbons; Alkyl Nitrates; OCS; DMS; CS2
WB-57 Ascent Video Experiment WAVE (PI) WB-57 - JSC Camera Imagery
Water-Based Condensation Nucleus Counter WCN (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF CN counter CCN; Temperature; Pressure
Warm Ice Sounding Explorer WISE (PI) DC-3; Twin Otter - GRC Sounder Ice Sheet Thickness
Video Uplink (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Video Imaging System VIS (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Video Ice Particle Sampler VIPS (PI) WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Particle imager Particle Composition
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Hygrometer VCSEL (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF H2O
Vapor In-Cloud Profiling Radar VIPR (PI) Twin Otter; P-3 Orion - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC Radar H2O Vapor
Vacuum UV Resonance Fluorescence CO Instrument VUV-CO (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF Fluorescence CO
Utah State University Airglow Study AIRGLOW (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Camera; Interferometer Airglow; OH
Utah State Near-Infrared Spectrometer NIRSPEC (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) Shock Emissions
URI Peroxides and Formaldehyde Instrument POPS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Fluorescence H2O2; CH3OOH; CH2O
Unmanned Aerial System Laser Hygrometer ULH (PI) Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC H2O
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar UAVSAR (PI) Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC; Gulfstream III - JSC Radar Imagery
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Atmo Water Sensor Package UAVAWSP (PI) N2O; H2O isotopes; H2O; CO; CH4

 

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