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.

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Currently displayed: instruments 1 - 20 of 26.
Title Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
14-channel NASA Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer AATS-14
Stephen Broccardo
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC; J-31; P-3 Orion - WFF; Convair 580 NRC; Twin Otter International; C130H - WFF Photometer Aerosol; H2O; O3; Optical Depth; NO2
Airborne Emission Spectrometer AES
Helen Worden
(Co-I) 		DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF; C130 Interferometer O3; CO; H2O; CO2; CH4; NH3; etc.
Airborne Raman Ozone, Temperature, and Aerosol Lidar AROTAL
Thomas J. McGee
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Lidar; Raman spectrometer Temperature; [tid:114]; O3; Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Extinction; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
Airborne Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder A-SMLS
Nathaniel Livesey
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC (no longer fits); ER-2 - AFRC Limb Sounder H2O; O3; CO; primary; also: HNO3; CH2O; N2O; HCN; CH3CN; CH3OH; SO2; HDO; H2O2; NO2; CH3Cl; (CH3)2CO; depending on instrument tuning and atmospheric loading.
Airborne Submillimeter Radiometer ASUR
Harry Kullmann
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Radiometer ClO; HCl; HNO3; N2O; O3
Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer ATLAS
Max Loewenstein
(PI) 		ER-2 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) N2O; CH4; CO; O3
Alpha Jet Ozone Instrument
Laura Iraci
(PI) 		Alpha Jet Spectrometer (in situ) O3
Balloonsondes (NOAA) Balloonsondes (NOAA)
Dale Hurst
(PI) 		Balloon H2O; O3; Temperature; Pressure
Differential Absorption Lidar DIAL
Johnathan W. Hair
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Extinction; Aerosol Optical Depth; O3
Direct beam Irradiance Airborne Spectrometer DIAS
Samuel R. Hall
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer Aerosol; Optical Depth; O3
Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer NOAA O3 Classic
Erik Richard
(PI) 		ER-2 - AFRC; Balloon; WB-57 - JSC Photometer O3
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer FTIR
Michael Coffey
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer HCl; ClONO2; N2O; NO; NO2; HNO3; HF; CH4; C2H6; H2O; CO2; CF2Cl2; O3
HAIS Fast-O3 Fast-O3
Teresa Campos
(PI) 		Gulfstream V - NSF Chemiluminescence O3
JPL Mark IV Balloon Interferometer MkIV
Geoffrey Toon
(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
Langley In Situ Fast-Response Ozone Measurements FASTOZ
Melody Avery
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Chemiluminescence O3
NCAR NOxyO3 NOxyO3
Andrew Weinheimer
(PI) 		C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Chemiluminescence NO; NO2; NOy; O3
NDACC MLO FTIR MLOFTIR
James W. Hannigan
(PI) 		Interferometer CO; CH4; ClONO2; HCOOH; C2H6; HCN; HCl; HF; HNO3; H2O; HDO; OCS; N2O; O3; CH2O
NOAA Nitrogen Oxides and Ozone NOyO3
Thomas B Ryerson
(PI) 		DC-8 - AFRC Chemiluminescence NO; NO2; NOy; O3
O3 Photometer - UAS (NOAA) UASO3
Troy Thornberry
(PI) 		WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC Photometer O3
O3 Photometer (NOAA) NOAA O3
Troy Thornberry
(PI) 		Gulfstream V - NSF; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC Photometer O3

 

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