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 24.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer AirMISR
Dave Diner
(PI) 		ER-2 - AFRC Camera; Spectrometer Topography
Ames Digital Imager DIM
Paul F. Wercinski
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Digital Camera System DCS
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		B200 - LARC; DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Twin Otter - GRC; WB-57 - JSC Camera Imagery
Digital Mapping System DMS
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; C-130H - WFF; HU-25A Guardian - LaRC; Gulfstream V - NSF Camera Imagery
GRC Hyperspectral Imager HSI3.1
Roger Tokars
(PI) 		Twin Otter - GRC Camera
High Frame Rate Slit-less Spectrograph HFRS
Geoff McHarg
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera; Spectrometer (in situ) Imagery
HR-732 Aerial Cameras HR-732
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		ER-2 - AFRC; DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
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 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
Large Pixel Format CCD Camera
Franziska Harms
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Leica RC-30 metric camera RC-30
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		B200 - LARC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Camera Imagery
Miniature Video Imaging System MVIS
David Van Gilst
(PI) 		ER-2 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Multi-kilohertz Microlaser Altimeter MMLA
Phil Dabney
(PI) 		P-3 Orion - WFF Camera; Photometer Topography
Multiscale Observing System of the Ocean Surface MOSES
Jeroen Molemaker
(PI) 		B200 (#801) - AFRC Camera Sea Surface Temperature
RC-10 Mapping Cameras RC-10
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Camera Imagery
Telescopic High Definition Television THDTV
Edward Schilling
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery
Thematic Mapper Simulator TMS
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(Mgr) 		ER-2 - AFRC Camera Imagery