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 - 11 of 11.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
Airborne Emission Spectrometer AES (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; C130 Interferometer O3; CO; H2O; CO2; CH4; NH3; etc.
Airborne Glacier and Land Ice Surface Topography Interferometer GLISTIN-A (PI) Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC Interferometer; Radar Topography
Fabry-Perot Interferometer FPI (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Interferometer O2; CO2
Global Ice-sheet Mapping Orbiter GISMO (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Interferometer; Radar Topography
In-situ Net Flux within the Atmosphere of the Earth INFLAME (PI) Learjet 35 Interferometer Solar flux
JPL Mark IV Balloon Interferometer MkIV (PI) Balloon; DC-8 - AFRC Interferometer H2O; O3; N2O; CO; CH4; NO; NO2; HNO3; HNO4; N2O5; H2O2; ClONO2; HOCl; HCl; HF; COF2; CF4; SF6; CF2ClCFCl2; CHF2Cl; CF2Cl2; CFCl3; CCl4; CH3Cl; C2H2; C2H6; OCS; HCN; N2; O2; CO2
Lightweight Balloon Interferometer LWBI (PI) Balloon Interferometer
National Airborne Sounder Testbed - Interferometer NAST-I (Mgr) ER-2 - AFRC; Proteus; WB-57 - JSC Interferometer Temperature; Relative Humidity
NDACC MLO FTIR MLOFTIR (PI) Interferometer CO; CH4; ClONO2; HCOOH; C2H6; HCN; HCl; HF; HNO3; H2O; HDO; OCS; N2O; O3; CH2O
Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder S-HIS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Proteus Interferometer Temperature; H2O
Utah State University Airglow Study AIRGLOW (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Camera; Interferometer Airglow; OH