GeoCAPE Airborne Spectrometer

Status

Status
Operational
Operated By
PI

Two spectrographs + HD video camera
–
Air Quality (AQ) 304:520 nm 0.8 nm resolution (NO2, O3, UV absorbing aerosols, SO2, HCHO)
–
Ocean Color (OC) 460:900 nm 1.5 nm resolution
–
Video camera (2592x1936 pixels) –3 pixel FWHM

Instrument Type
Spectrometer
Measurements
NO2,
CH2O
Aircraft
B200 - LARC,
WB-57 - JSC,
Global Hawk - AFRC,
ER-2 - AFRC
Recent Missions
FIREX-AQ
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
GloPac
(Global Hawk - AFRC)
;
DISCOVER-AQ
(B200 - LARC)
;
NOVICE
(WB-57 - JSC)
;
CR-AVE
(WB-57 - JSC)
;
AVE Houston 2
(WB-57 - JSC)
Point(s) of Contact
Scott Janz
(POC; PI),
Matthew Kowalewski
(Mgr)
Range of Measurement
Integrated vertical column
Instrument Pointing
Nadir (directly downwards)Cross-track scanning
Measurement Sampling Rate
2.00 Hz
Measurement Wavelengths
300-900 nm (Air Quality (AQ) 304:520 nm; Ocean Color (OC) 460:900 nm)
Weight
23.00 kg
Power:
250.00 W
TRL
9
Website
http://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/pdf/2010STM/Janz_acam_discoverAQ_STM.pdf
Publications

 

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