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 1 - 20 of 39.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
14-channel NASA Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer AATS-14
Stephen Broccardo
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; J-31; P-3 Orion - WFF; Convair 580 NRC; Twin Otter International; C130H - WFF Photometer Aerosol; H2O; O3; Optical Depth; NO2
Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer AESMIR
Edward Kim
(PI) 		C-130H - WFF; P-3 Orion - WFF Radiometer Imagery; Snow Thickness; Sea Ice Surface Elevation; H2O; Temperature
Airborne Emission Spectrometer AES
Helen Worden
(Co-I) 		DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; C130 Interferometer O3; CO; H2O; CO2; CH4; NH3; etc.
Airborne Laser Isotope Spectrometer ALIS
Lance Christensen
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) H2O; CO2 isotopes; CO2
Airborne Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder A-SMLS
Nathaniel Livesey
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC (no longer fits); ER-2 - AFRC Limb Sounder H2O; O3; CO; primary; also: HNO3; CH2O; N2O; HCN; CH3CN; CH3OH; SO2; HDO; H2O2; NO2; CH3Cl; (CH3)2CO; depending on instrument tuning and atmospheric loading.
Aircraft Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer ALIAS
Lance Christensen
(PI) 		Balloon; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Laser absorption; Spectrometer (in situ) N2O; H2O isotopes; H2O; CO; CH4; CO2 isotopes; HCl
Balloon Borne Frost Point Hygrometer Balloon FPH
Dale Hurst
(PI) 		Balloon H2O
Balloonsondes (NOAA) Balloonsondes (NOAA)
Dale Hurst
(PI) 		Balloon H2O; O3; Temperature; Pressure
Carbon monOxide Measurement from Ames COMA
Roy R. Johnson
(Mgr) 		P-3 Orion - WFF; WB-57 - JSC Laser absorption CO; N2O; H2O
Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer NOAA CIMS
Thomas B Ryerson
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC; DC-8 - AFRC CIMS H2O; HNO3; HCl
Chicago Water Isotope Spectrometer Chi-WIS
Benjamin Clouser
(Mgr) 		WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer H2O; HDO
Compact Raman Lidar CRL
Zhien Wang
(PI) 		University of Wyoming King Air; NSF/NCAR C-130; WP-3D Orion - NOAA Lidar H2O; Temperature; Aerosol; and cloud profiles
Cryogenic Hygrometer CRYO
John Barrick
(Co-I) 		DC-8 - AFRC H2O
Diode Laser Hygrometer DLH
Glenn S. Diskin
(PI) 		B200 - LARC; DC-8 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; WB-57 - JSC; Sherpa - WFF; HU25 Falcon - LaRC; Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS Laser absorption H2O
Fast In-situ Stratospheric Hygrometer FISH
Cornelius Schiller
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC H2O
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer FTIR
Michael Coffey
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer HCl; ClONO2; N2O; NO; NO2; HNO3; HF; CH4; C2H6; H2O; CO2; CF2Cl2; O3
Frost Point (NOAA) FP
Andrew Rollins
(Co-I) 		WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC H2O
G2301-f
Laura Iraci
(PI) 		Spectrometer (in situ) CO2; CH4; H2O
G2301-m
Laura Iraci
(PI) 		Spectrometer (in situ) CO2; CH4; H2O
Harvard Herriott Hygrometer HWV-HHH
Jessica B. Smith
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC H2O