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 21 - 24 of 24.| Title | Acronym | Contact Person | Aircraft | Type | Measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicenter Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor | MACAWS | (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC | Lidar | Wind; Aerosol Backscattering |
| Slope Imaging Multi-polarization Photon-counting Lidar | SIMPL | (PI) | Learjet 25; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC | Lidar | Sea Ice Surface Elevation; Ice Sheet Thickness |
| Thickness from Offbeam Returns | THOR | (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF | Lidar | Cloud Thickness |
| Tropospheric Wind Lidar Technology Experiment | TWiLiTE | (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC | Lidar | Wind |
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