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 - 7 of 7.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
G-V Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer SMPS
James Smith
(PI) 		Gulfstream V - NSF Differential mobility Aerosol Size Distribution
Hawaii Group for Environmental Aerosol Research HIGEAR
Antony Clarke
(Co-I) 		DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF CN counter; Differential mobility; Laser absorption; Optical particle counter; Photometer; Spectrometer Particle Absorption; CCN; Particle Scattering; Aerosol Size Distribution; Black Carbon
In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Microphysical Properties AMP
Charles Brock
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; Gulfstream G-5 Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol Size Distribution
Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment LARGE
Luke D. Ziemba
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; C-130H - WFF; P-3 Orion - WFF; HU-25 Falcon - LaRC; King Air B-200 - LaRC/Dynamic; Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS CN counter; Nephelometer; Optical particle counter Aerosol Number Concentration; Aerosol Size Distribution; Scattering Coefficient; Absorption Coefficient
Particles in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere PUTLS
Luke D. Ziemba
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC Optical particle counter Aerosol Number Concentration; Aerosol Size Distribution
Spectrometer for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research 4STAR
Meloe S. Kacenelenbogen
(Co-I) 		P-3 Orion - WFF; C-130H - WFF; Convair 580 NRC; Gulfstream G-1 (DOE); DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer NO2; O3; H2O; Spectral Aerosol Optical Depth; Aerosol Extinction Angstrom Exponent; Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo; Aerosol Asymmetry Parameter; Aerosol Scattering phase function; Aerosol Size Distribution; Aerosol Complex Refractive Index; Cloud Optical Depth; Cloud droplet effective radius; Cloud Thermodynamic Phase; Cloud Liquid Water Content
Ultra High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer UHSAS
David Rogers
(PI) 		Global Hawk - AFRC; Gulfstream V - NSF Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol Size Distribution; Aerosol Concentration

 

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