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 101 - 120 of 356.
Title Sort ascending Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
NOAA Iodide Ion Time-of-Flight Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer NOAA ToF CIMS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC CIMS HCOOH; ClNO2; N2O5; BrO; Cl2; BrCN; BrCl; C2H4O3S
NO and NOy Chemiluminescence Instrument NO/NOy (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Chemiluminescence NO; NO2; NOy
Next-Generation Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer AVIRIS-NG (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; Twin Otter; Gulfstream III - LaRC; Gulfstream G-5 Spectrometer Imagery
Nevzorov Liquid Water Content (LWC) and Total Water Content (TWC) Probe Nevzorov (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; P-3 Orion - WFF Cloud Liquid Water Content; H2O (total)
NDACC MLO FTIR MLOFTIR (PI) Interferometer CO; CH4; ClONO2; HCOOH; C2H6; HCN; HCl; HF; HNO3; H2O; HDO; OCS; N2O; O3; CH2O
NCAR NOxyO3 NOxyO3 (PI) C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Chemiluminescence NO; NO2; NOy; O3
NCAR NO-NO2 NO-NO2 (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF Chemiluminescence NO; NO2
NCAR Airborne Oxygen Instrument AO2 (PI) DC-8 - AFRC O2; CO2
National Airborne Sounder Testbed - Interferometer NAST-I (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC Interferometer Temperature; Relative Humidity
Multispectral Imaging, Detection and Active Reflectance MiDAR (PI)
Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor MAMS (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC Photometer H2O (total); Temperature
Multiscale Observing System of the Ocean Surface MOSES (PI) B200 (#801) - AFRC Camera Sea Surface Temperature
Multiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe MASP (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Spectrometer (in situ) Particle concentration; Particle size distribution; Particle Extinction
Multiple Axis Resonance Fluorescence Chemical Conversion Detector for ClO and BrO ClO/BrO (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; DC-8 - AFRC Fluorescence ClO; BrO
Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder MCoRDS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; Twin Otter - GRC Radar Ice Sheet Thickness
Multicenter Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor MACAWS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Wind; Aerosol Backscattering
Multi-sample Aerosol Collection System MACS (PI) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Counterflow virtual impactor Particle size distribution
Multi-kilohertz Microlaser Altimeter MMLA (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Camera; Photometer Topography
Multi-functional Fiber Laser Lidar MFLL (PI) B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC Lidar Altitude
Multi-function Airborne Raman Lidar MARLi (PI) NSF/NCAR C-130; University of Wyoming King Air; P-3 Orion - WFF Lidar H2O; Temperature; Aerosol; and cloud profiles