TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
G-V Scanning Mobility Particle SizerSMPSJames Smith (PI)NCARGulfstream V - NSFDifferential mobilityAerosol Size Distribution
In situ
3-500 nmpressure-dependent
Hawaii Group for Environmental Aerosol ResearchHIGEARAntony Clarke (Co-I)U HawaiiDC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFFCN counter, Differential mobility, Laser absorption, Optical particle counter, Photometer, SpectrometerParticle Absorption, CCN, Particle Scattering, Aerosol Size Distribution, Black Carbon
In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Microphysical PropertiesAMPCharles Brock (PI)NOAA CSLDC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream G-5Spectrometer (in situ)Aerosol Size Distribution
In situ
1 Hz
Langley Aerosol Research Group ExperimentLARGELuke D. Ziemba (PI)NASA LaRCDC-8 - AFRC, C-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC, King Air B-200 - LaRC, Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPSCN counter, Nephelometer, Optical particle counterAerosol Number Concentration, Aerosol Size Distribution, Scattering Coefficient, Absorption Coefficient
In situ
1 Hz
405 nm; 530 nm; 700 nm
Particles in the Upper Troposphere/Lower StratospherePUTLSLuke D. Ziemba (PI)NASA LaRCWB-57 - JSCOptical particle counterAerosol Number Concentration, Aerosol Size Distribution
In situ
1 Hz
Spectrometer for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research4STARMeloe S. Kacenelenbogen (Co-I)NASA ARCP-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF, Convair 580 NRC, Gulfstream G-1 (DOE), DC-8 - AFRCSpectrometerNO2, O3, H2O, Spectral Aerosol Optical Depth, Aerosol Extinction Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo, Aerosol Asymmetry Parameter, Aerosol Scattering phase function, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Complex Refractive Index, Cloud Optical Depth, Cloud droplet effective radius, Cloud Thermodynamic Phase, Cloud Liquid Water Content
Vertical profile
Zenith (directly upwards), Upwards pointing but not directly upwards, Solar tracking (angles: The instrument can be pointed continuously around the full azimuth and over 270 degrees in elevation )
Ultra High Sensitivity Aerosol SpectrometerUHSASDavid Rogers (PI)NCARGlobal Hawk - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSFSpectrometer (in situ)Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration
In situ
0.075-1 µmaerosols