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 181 - 200 of 356.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
HyMap HyMap
Terry Cocks
(PI) 		Cessna 402B; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer Imagery
Hyperspectral Thermal Emissions Spectrometer HyTES
Simon Hook
(PI) 		Twin Otter - GRC; Gulfstream III - LaRC; Gulfstream V - JSC Spectrometer Temperature
In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde ISAF
Glenn M. Wolfe
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Gulfstream V - NSF; WP-3D Orion - NOAA; C-130 - NSF; B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC Fluorescence CH2O
In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Microphysical Properties AMP
Charles Brock
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; Gulfstream G-5 Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol Size Distribution
In-Situ Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm ISARA
Snorre Stamnes
(PI) 		Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS
In-Situ Measurements of Aerosol Optical Properties AOP
Adam Ahern
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol Extinction; Particle Absorption; Asymmetry Parameter; Black Carbon
In-situ Net Flux within the Atmosphere of the Earth INFLAME
Martin Mlynczak
(PI) 		Learjet 35 Interferometer Solar flux
In-Situ Ozone
Melody Avery
(PI) 		ER-2 - AFRC
Intensified All-sky Camera ALLSKY
Peter Jenniskens
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Intensified Camera 1 INT1
Peter Jenniskens
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Intensified Camera 2 INT2
Peter Jenniskens
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Intensified High Definition TV Near-UV Spectrograph NUV
Shinsuke Abe
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) CCN
Intensified High Frame Rate Imager IHFRI
Hans Nielsen
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
IRIS II Panoramic Camera IRIS II
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		ER-2 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer IRIS
Hans-Jürg Jost
(PI) 		M-55; WB-57 - JSC Laser absorption; Spectrometer (in situ) H2O isotopes
J-31 Navigation Data System and Met Sensors J-31 NavMet
Sebastian Schmidt
(PI) 		J-31 Navigation recorder Aircraft position; Temperature
J(NO2) Radiometer
John Barrick
(Co-I) 		DC-8 - AFRC Radiometer Solar flux
JPL Laser Hygrometer JLH
Robert L. Herman
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) H2O
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
Ku-band Radar Altimeter
Carl Leuschen
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC; C-130H - WFF Radar Sea Ice Surface Elevation

 

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