TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling SystemAVAPSGary Wick (PI)NOAA ESRLGlobal Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, DC-8 - AFRCDropsondePressure, Temperature, Humidity, Wind
Vertical profile
Balloonsondes (NOAA)Balloonsondes (NOAA)Dale Hurst (PI)NOAA ESRLBalloonH2O, O3, Temperature, Pressure
In situ
0.1 Hz
Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation SpectrometerCAPSAndrew Heymsfield (PI)NCARDC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF, ER-2 - AFRCParticle imager, Spectrometer (in situ)Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Temperature, Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water Content
In situ
1 Hz
NOAA Pressure and TemperatureNOAA PTTom Thompson (PI)NOAA ESRLWB-57 - JSCTemperature, Pressure
In situ
Ozonesondes (NOAA)Ozonesondes (NOAA)Dale Hurst (PI)NOAA ESRLBalloonO3, Temperature, Pressure
In situ
0.1 Hz
Turbulent Air Motion Measurement SystemTAMMSLee Thornhill (PI)NASA LaRCP-3 Orion - WFFNavigation recorderAircraft position, Temperature, Pressure, H2O
In situ
Water-Based Condensation Nucleus CounterWCNDavid Rogers (PI)NCARGulfstream V - NSFCN counterCCN, Temperature, Pressure
In situ
0.01-3 µmaerosols