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Langley Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (Langley HR-ToF-AMS)

Status

Status: 
Operational
Operated By: 
PI

Aerodyne High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) operated by the Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment (LARGE).  Provides fast-response non-refractory submicron aerosol mass concentrations (e.g., organics, sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, and chloride) and tracer m/z fragments (e.g., m/z44, m/z55, etc.).   

Instrument Type: 
Spectrometer (in situ)
Measurements: 
Aerosol Mass Concentrations of Organics, Sulfate, Nitrate, Ammonium, Chloride
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC, C-130H - WFF
Missions: 
ACTIVATE (HU-25 Falcon - LaRC); CAMP2Ex (P-3 Orion - WFF); NAAMES (C-130H - WFF)
Point(s) of Contact: 
Richard Moore (Co-I), Luke D. Ziemba (POC; PI), Matthew Brown (Co-I), Ewan Crosbie (Co-I), Taylor Shingler (Co-I), Lee Thornhill (Co-I), Liz Wiggins (Co-I), Edward L. Winstead (Mgr), Francesca Gallo (Co-I), Sayantee Roy (Co-I)