Airborne Emission Spectrometer

Status

Status
Retired
Operated By
PI

Targeting Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) measuring infrared spectra from 4.5 to 13.4 µm. AES was the airborne testbed for the EOS/Aura TES instrument and operated ~1994-2000.

Instrument Type
Interferometer
Measurements
O3,
CO,
H2O,
CO2,
CH4,
NH3,
etc.
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC,
P-3 Orion - WFF,
C130
Recent Missions
PACRIM
(DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
Helen Worden
(POC; Co-I)
Measurement Wavelengths
4.5-13 µm

 

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