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 1 - 7 of 7.Title | Acronym | Contact Person | Aircraft | Type | Measurements |
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Airborne Glacier and Land Ice Surface Topography Interferometer | GLISTIN-A | (PI) | Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC | Interferometer; Radar | Topography |
Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper Experiment | ALTM | (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC | Lidar | Topography |
Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer | AirMISR | (PI) | ER-2 - AFRC | Camera; Spectrometer | Topography |
Airborne Topographic Mapper | ATM | (PI) | C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC; HU-25A Guardian - LaRC | Lidar | Topography |
Global Ice-sheet Mapping Orbiter | GISMO | (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF | Interferometer; Radar | Topography |
Multi-kilohertz Microlaser Altimeter | MMLA | (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF | Camera; Photometer | Topography |
Pathfinder Advanced Radar Ice Sounder | PARIS | (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF | Radar | Topography |