Title | Acronym | Contact Person | Center | Aircraft | Type | Measurements | Measurement Range | Measurement Instrument Pointing | Measurement Frequency | Measurement Swath Width | Measurement Horizontal Resolution | Measurement Vertical Resolution | Measurement Wavelengths | Measurement Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species | ACATS | James W. Elkins (Co-I) | NOAA ESRL | ER-2 - AFRC, Citation | Gas chromatography | CFCl3, CF2Cl2, CF2ClCFCl2, CH3CCl3, CCl4, Halon-1211, CHCl3, CH4, H2, N2O, SF6 | In situ
| |||||||
Cloud Integrating Nephelometer | CIN | Hermann Gerber (PI) | Gerber Scientific, Inc. | C-130H - WFF, Citation, Twin Otter - GRC, WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Asymmetry Parameter, Optical Extinction Coefficient, Extinction-to-Backscatter Ratio | In situ
| 4-2500 µm | ||||||
Cloud Particle Imager | CPI | Sarah Woods (PI) | NCAR | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Particle imager | Particle phase, habit, Imagery | In situ
| |||||||
Continuous Flow Diffusion Chambers | CFDC | Paul J. DeMott (PI) | Colo State | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Optical particle counter | Particle size distribution | In situ
| |||||||
Counterflow Virtual Impactor | CVI | Cynthia Twohy (PI) | NWRA | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Counterflow virtual impactor | Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
| |||||||
Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe | FSSP | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Particle size distribution | In situ
| 450 nm; 530 nm; 550 nm; 700 nm | aerosol scattering and backscattering coefficients | |||||
High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer | HVPS | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Particle imager, Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle size distribution | In situ
| |||||||
Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor | LVIS | J. Bryan Blair (PI) | NASA GSFC | B200 - LARC, C-130H - WFF, Cessna 402B, Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Gulfstream III - LaRC, Gulfstream V - JSC, Gulfstream V - NSF, B200 - Dynamic Aviation | Lidar | Vegetation, Vegetation structure, surface topography, ice and sea ice elevations, ocean surface topography | Ground
| Cross-track scanning
| 2000 m (at 10 km)
| 20 m (at 10 km)
| ||||
MOPITT Airborne Test Radiometer | MATR | John Gille (Prev PI) | NCAR | Citation | Radiometer | CO, CH4 | Vertical profile
| Nadir (directly downwards)
| 4.6 µm; 2.27 µm | TIR CO band | ||||
TSI 3563 Integrating Nephelometer | TSI Neph | Cessna 402B, Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Twin Otter - GRC, Twin Otter (DOE) | Particle Extinction | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 450 nm; 550 nm; 700 nm | 40 nm bandwidth |